Advances and challenges in small‐molecule DNA aptamer isolation, characterization, and sensor development

H Yu, O Alkhamis, J Canoura, Y Liu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Aptamers are short oligonucleotides isolated in vitro from randomized libraries that can bind
to specific molecules with high affinity, and offer a number of advantages relative to …

An updated review on synthetic cathinones

J Soares, VM Costa, ML Bastos, F Carvalho… - Archives of …, 2021‏ - Springer
Cathinone, the main psychoactive compound found in the plant Catha edulis Forsk.(khat), is
a β-keto analogue of amphetamine, sharing not only the phenethylamine structure, but also …

Kratom—pharmacology, clinical implications, and outlook: a comprehensive review

SC Eastlack, EM Cornett, AD Kaye - Pain and therapy, 2020‏ - Springer
Kratom, or Mitragyna, is a tropical plant indigenous to Southeast Asia, with unique
pharmacological properties. It is commonly consumed by preparing the leaves into …

Biosensors based on functional nucleic acids and isothermal amplification techniques

X Cao, C Chen, Q Zhu - Talanta, 2023‏ - Elsevier
In the past few years, with the in-depth research of functional nucleic acids and isothermal
amplification techniques, their applications in the field of biosensing have attracted great …

From Kratom to mitragynine and its derivatives: physiological and behavioural effects related to use, abuse, and addiction

Z Hassan, M Muzaimi, V Navaratnam… - Neuroscience & …, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Kratom (or Ketum) is a psychoactive plant preparation used in Southeast Asia. It is derived
from the plant Mitragyna speciosa Korth. Kratom as well as its main alkaloid, mitragynine …

The pharmacology and toxicology of kratom: from traditional herb to drug of abuse

ML Warner, NC Kaufman, O Grundmann - International journal of legal …, 2016‏ - Springer
Mitragyna speciosa (Rubiaceae), commonly known as kratom, is a tropical tree with a long
history of traditional use in parts of Africa and Southeast Asia. In recent years, kratom has …

Synthetic cathinones: a new public health problem

L Karila, B Megarbane, O Cottencin… - Current …, 2015‏ - benthamdirect.com
New psychoactive substances (NPS) have completely modified the drug scene and the
current landscape of addiction. Synthetic substances, such as substituted or synthetic …

Traditional and non-traditional uses of Mitragynine (Kratom): A survey of the literature

D Singh, S Narayanan, B Vicknasingam - Brain Research Bulletin, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Introduction The objective of the paper was to highlight the differences in the traditional and
non-traditional users of kratom in the South East Asian and Western contexts. Method A …

Synthetic cannabinoids

B Mills, A Yepes, K Nugent - The American journal of the medical sciences, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Synthetic cannabinoids (SCBs), also known under the brand names of “Spice,”“K2,”“herbal
incense,”“Cloud 9,”“Mojo” and many others, are becoming a large public health concern due …

[HTML][HTML] The role of cannabinoids in neuroanatomic alterations in cannabis users

V Lorenzetti, N Solowij, M Yücel - Biological psychiatry, 2016‏ - Elsevier
The past few decades have seen a marked change in the composition of commonly smoked
cannabis. These changes primarily involve an increase of the psychoactive compound∆ 9 …