thebaine 1

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a poisonous white crystalline alkaloid, found in opium but without opioid actions.

  • 1.Thebaine is not used therapeutically, but as the main alkaloid extracted from Papaver bracteatum (Iranian poppy), it can be converted industrially into a variety of compounds including oxycodone, oxymorphone, nalbuphine, naloxone, naltrexone, buprenorphine and etorphine.

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