The Chemical and Pharmacological Properties of Mitragynine and Its Diastereomers: An Insight Review
Mitragynine, is a naturally occurring indole alkaloid that can be isolated from the leaves of a psychoactive medicinal plant. Mitragyna speciosa, also known as kratom, is found to possess promising analgesic effects on mediating the opioid receptors such as µ (MOR), δ (DOR), and κ (KOR). This alkalo...
Published in: | Frontiers in Pharmacology |
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Format: | Review |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022
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Online Access: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85126177877&doi=10.3389%2ffphar.2022.805986&partnerID=40&md5=15576f84d75a716be31722be741896ef |