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... > Organic Chemicals > Hydrocarbons > Hydrocarbons, Cyclic > Hydrocarbons, Aromatic > Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons > Phenanthrenes > Morphinans > Morphine Derivatives > Thebaine
... > Polycyclic Compounds > Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons > Phenanthrenes > Morphinans > Morphine Derivatives > Thebaine
... > Heterocyclic Compounds > Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring > Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings > Morphinans > Morphine Derivatives > Thebaine
... > Heterocyclic Compounds > Alkaloids > Opiate Alkaloids > Morphinans > Morphine Derivatives > Thebaine
Heterocyclic Compounds > Heterocyclic Compounds, Bridged-Ring > Morphinans > Morphine Derivatives > Thebaine

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Thebaine  

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  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Note

  • thebaine derivatives = THEBAINE /analogs

Scope note

  • A drug that is derived from opium, which contains from 0.3-1.5% thebaine depending on its origin. It produces strychnine-like convulsions rather than narcosis. It may be habit-forming and is a controlled substance (opiate) listed in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21 Part 1308.12 (1985). (From Merck Index, 11th ed)

History note

  • THEBAINE DERIVATIVES was see under THEBAINE 1975-77; was see under MORPHINANS 1969-74

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D013797

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