Mesembrine
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mesembrine-175-19110682
title:
Mesembrine
text:
Mesembrine is an alkaloid present in Sceletium tortuosum (kanna). It has been shown to act as a serotonin reuptake inhibitor (Ki = 1.4 nM), and has also been found to behave as a weak inhibitor of the enzyme phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) (Ki = 7,800 nM). In an in vitro study published in 2015, researchers concluded that "a high-mesembrine Sceletium extract" may exert anti-depressant effects by acting as a monoamine releasing agent." As such, mesembrine likely plays a dominant role in the antidepres
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Chemical compound
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesembrine
date created:
2006-12-29T21:52:25Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T13:32:34Z
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13
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