thebaine 1
noundomain: substance
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Definition
a poisonous white crystalline alkaloid, found in opium but without opioid actions.
Examples
- 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.


