Mesembrine

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Mesembrine
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CAS number 468-53-1
PubChem 193296
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Molecular formula C17H23NO3
Molar mass 289.37 g mol−1
log P 1.1
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Mesembrine is an alkaloid present in Sceletium tortuosum.[1] Mesembrine acts as a serotonin reuptake inhibitor[2], as well as a PDE4 inhibitor.[3] Mesembrine may contribute to the antidepressant effects of kanna.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Smith M, Crouch N, Gericke N, Hirst M (1996). "Psychoactive constituents of the genus Sceletium N.E.Br. and other Mesembryanthemaceae: a review". Journal of Ethnopharmacology 50 (3): 119–30. doi:10.1016/0378-8741(95)01342-3. PMID 8691846. 
  2. ^ Gary I. Stafforda, Mikael E. Pedersenb, Johannes van Stadena, Anna K. Jäger (2008). "Review on plants with CNS-effects used in traditional South African medicine against mental diseases.". Journal of Ethnopharmacology 119 (3): 513–537. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2008.08.010. PMID 18775771. 
  3. ^ Mesembrine - an inhibitor of PDE4 that follows structure-activity relationship to rolipram. [1]
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