Compound Monograph

Mesembrenol-3-carboxylic acid

Alkaloids Other Alkaloids Natural (plant-derived)

Mesembrenol-3-carboxylic acid is a minor mesembrine-type alkaloid identified in kanna.

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Where Does It Come From?

Mesembrenol-3-carboxylic acid is a naturally occurring mesembrine alkaloid, found in Kanna.

Concentration

Content by Source

Concentrations not reported. No percent-dry-weight or mg/g figures have been published for this compound in its source plants.

Research & Evidence

Mesembrenol-3-carboxylic acid is a minor mesembrine-type alkaloid reported from kanna (Sceletium tortuosum). It is a carboxylic-acid-bearing relative of mesembrenol within the same alkaloid family, and beyond its identification in the plant essentially nothing is established about its individual pharmacology.