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Indole Alkaloids as Biased Opioid Receptor Modulators

Grundmann, Oliver, Henderson, Allison · 2026 · Preprints.org

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Indole alkaloids (ibogaine, noribogaine, mitragynine) are biased μ/κ-opioid agonists activating G-protein without β-arrestin recruitment, potentially avoiding respiratory depression and tolerance.

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