Studies on the metabolism of mitragynine
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Anika A. Philipp; Dirk K. Wissenbach; Siegfried W. Zoerntlein; Oliver N. Klein;
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Article
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2009
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## 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