7-hydroxymitragynine
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7-hy·droxy·mi·trag·y·nine
ˈse-vən-hī-ˌdräk-sē-mi-ˈtra-jə-ˌnēn 
: a psychoactive indole alkaloid C23H30N2O5 that is a potent oxidized derivative of mitragynine present in kratom
Mitragynine is the more prominent and has very mild opioid effects, while 7-hydroxymitragynine is 13 times more potent than morphine milligram for milligram.—
C. Michael White
C. Michael White[Mac] Haddow, the lobbyist, blamed kratom deaths on "bad actors" who run the leaf through a chemical process during production to dangerously increase natural levels of 7-hydroxymitragynine in the plant, which, he agreed, can cause fatal overdoses similar to opioids.—Jesse Bogan
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Its two primary alkaloids — mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine — activate the mu-opioid receptors in the brain.
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Helen Freund and Kirby Wilson, Sun Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2023
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7-hydroxymitragynine
noun
7-hy·droxy·mi·trag·y·nine
ˈsev-ən-hī-ˌdräk-sē-mi-ˈtraj-ə-ˌnēn
: a psychoactive indole alkaloid C23H30N2O5 that is a potent oxidized derivative of mitragynine present in kratom
… 7-hydroxymitragynine exhibits 40-fold greater potency than mitragynine and tenfold greater potency than morphine, whereas mitragynine is less potent than morphine …—D. A. Todd et al., Scientific Reports
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