Chemical characterization and in vitro cyto- and genotoxicity of ‘legal high’ products containing Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa)

Kratom is a popular ‘legal high’ mainly constituted by alkaloids extracted from the Mitragyna speciosa plant with mitragynine (MG) as the dominant active substance. The increasing use of Kratom for recreational purposes has alerted risk assessment bodies of the lack of information on the real compos...

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Main Author: Oliveira, Ana Sofia (author)
Other Authors: Fraga, Sónia (author), Carvalho, Félix (author), Araújo, Ana Margarida (author), Pereira, Cristiana Costa (author), Teixeira, João Paulo (author), de Lourdes Bastos, Maria (author), de Pinho, Paula Guedes (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2017
Subjects:
Kratom
Cytotoxicity
GC–MS
Genotoxicity
Caco-2 cell line
SH-SY5Y cell line
Genotoxicidade Ambiental
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/4055
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.insa.pt:10400.18/4055

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/4055

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