Mitragynine 1972522 221177747 2008-06-23T11:13:35Z DOI bot 6652755 Citation maintenance. You can [[WP:DOI|use this bot]] yourself! Please [[User:DOI_bot/bugs|report any bugs]]. {{chembox new | ImageFile = Mitragynine.png | ImageSize = | IUPACName = (E)-2-[(2S,3S)-3-ethyl-8-methoxy-1,2,3,4,6,7,12,12b- octahydroindolo[3,2-h]quinolizin-2-yl]-3- methoxyprop-2-enoic acid methyl ester | OtherNames = | Section1 = {{Chembox Identifiers | CASNo=6202-22-8 | PubChem=3032504 | SMILES=CCC1CN2CCC3=C(C2CC1C(=COC)C(=O)OC)NC4=C3C(=CC=C4)OC }} | Section2 = {{Chembox Properties | Formula=C<sub>23</sub>H<sub>30</sub>N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> | MolarMass=398.4953 | Appearance= | Density= | MeltingPt= | BoilingPt= | Solubility= }} | Section3 = {{Chembox Hazards | MainHazards= | FlashPt= | Autoignition= }} }} '''Mitragynine''', an indole alkaloid, is the most abundant active [[alkaloid]] in the plant ''[[Mitragyna speciosa]]'', commonly known as [[Kratom]].<ref name="pmid3419199">{{cite journal | author = Jansen KL, Prast CJ | title = Ethnopharmacology of kratom and the Mitragyna alkaloids | journal = J Ethnopharmacol | volume = 23 | issue = 1 | pages = 115–9 | year = 1988 | pmid = 3419199 | doi = | url = | issn = }}</ref> ==Pharmacology== In small doses its activity is reported to be stimulant like, while in higher doses more opiate like. These effects agree with the profile of mitragynine's actions developed by study of its action on the brain. It has been shown to be adrenergic (like some related alkaloids from [[yohimbe]]) at lower doses while at higher doses mitragynine acts on the mu and delta opiate receptors. The mu opiate receptors are responsible for the enjoyable effects of the opiates, analgesia, and physical dependence. Its potential for treating drug addiction, perhaps in combination with [[ibogaine]], is being investigated. It is orally active. Mitragynine itself acts primarily via μ-opioid receptors, although its oxidation product mitragynine-pseudoindoxyl, which is likely to be a major component of kratom that has been aged or stored for extended periods, acts as a fairly selective [[Delta opioid receptor|δ-opioid]] [[agonist]] with little affinity for μ or κ receptors.<ref name="pmid11960505">{{cite journal | author = Takayama H, Ishikawa H, Kurihara M, Kitajima M, Aimi N, Ponglux D, Koyama F, Matsumoto K, Moriyama T, Yamamoto LT, Watanabe K, Murayama T, Horie S | title = Studies on the synthesis and opioid agonistic activities of mitragynine-related indole alkaloids: discovery of opioid agonists structurally different from other opioid ligands | journal = J. Med. Chem. | volume = 45 | issue = 9 | pages = 1949–56 | year = 2002 | month = April | pmid = 11960505 | doi = 10.1021/jm010576e | url = | issn = }}</ref> Another alkaloid with a major contribution to the μ-opioid activity of the kratom plant is the related compound [[7-hydroxymitragynine]], which while present in the plant in much smaller quantities than mitragynine, is a much more potent μ-opioid agonist.<ref name="pmid15304982">{{cite journal | author = Takayama H | title = Chemistry and pharmacology of analgesic indole alkaloids from the rubiaceous plant, Mitragyna speciosa | journal = Chem. Pharm. Bull. | volume = 52 | issue = 8 | pages = 916–28 | year = 2004 | month = August | pmid = 15304982 | doi = | url = http://joi.jlc.jst.go.jp/JST.JSTAGE/cpb/52.916?from=PubMed | issn = | format = {{dead link|date=June 2008}} &ndash; <sup>[http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?hl=en&lr=&q=intitle%3AChemistry+and+pharmacology+of+analgesic+indole+alkaloids+from+the+rubiaceous+plant%2C+Mitragyna+speciosa&as_publication=Chem.+Pharm.+Bull.&as_ylo=2004&as_yhi=2004&btnG=Search Scholar search]</sup> }}</ref> ==Discovery== Mitragynine was isolated in 1907 by D. Hooper, a process repeated in 1921 by E. Field who gave the alkaloid its name. Its structure was first fully determined in 1964 by D. Zacharias, R. Rosenstein and E. Jeffrey. ==Structure== It is structurally related to both the [[yohimbe]] [[alkaloid]]s and, more distantly, [[voacangine]]. It is even more distantly related to other tryptamine-based psychedelic drugs such as [[psilocybin]] or [[LSD]]. Chemically, mitragynine is 9-methoxy-corynantheidine. ==Synthesis== The first [[total synthesis]] of mitragynine was reported by Takayama et al. in 1995.<ref name="Takayama_1995">{{cite journal | author = Takayama H.; Maeda M.; Ohbayashi S.; Kitajima M.; Sakai S.-i.; Aimi N. | title = The First Total Synthesis of (-)-Mitragynine, An Analgesic Indole Alkaloid in Mitragyna speciosa | journal = Tetrahedron Letters | volume = 36 | issue = 51 | year = 1995 | pages = 9337–9340 | doi = 10.1016/0040-4039(95)02022-H }}</ref> ==Chemical properties== Physically the [[Freebase (chemistry)|freebase]] is a white, amorphous powder. It is soluble in alcohol, chloroform and acetic acid. ==References== {{Reflist|2}} ==See also== *[[7-hydroxymitragynine]] *[[Mitraphylline]] *[[Kratom]] {{hallucinogen-stub}} {{Opioids}} [[Category:Opioids]] [[Category:Indole alkaloids]] [[de:Mitragynin]]