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Studies on the metabolism of mitragynine

Studies on the metabolism of mitragynine, the main alkaloid of the herbal drug Kratom, in rat and human urine using liquid chromatography-linear ion trap mass spectrometry

✍ Anika A. Philipp; Dirk K. Wissenbach; Siegfried W. Zoerntlein; Oliver N. Klein; 📂 Article 📅 2009 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 316 KB

## Abstract Mitragynine (MG) is an indole alkaloid of the Thai medicinal plant __Mitragyna speciosa__ (Kratom in Thai) and reported to have opioid agonistic properties. Because of its stimulant and euphoric effects, Kratom is used as a herbal drug of abuse. The aim of the presented study is to iden