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Type: Thingdul:ChemicalObjectchemical substanceChemical compoundyago:Abstraction100002137yago:Alkaloid114712692yago:Chemical114806838yago:Compound114818238yago:Element114840755yago:Ketone114926294yago:Material114580897yago:Matter100020827yago:OrganicCompound114727670yago:Part113809207yago:PhysicalEntity100001930yago:Quintessence114847103yago:Relation100031921yago:WikicatIndoleAlkaloidsyago:WikicatKetoneschemical compoundyago:Substance100019613yago:WikicatPhenolEthersumbel-rc:ChemicalSubstanceType New Facet based on Instances of this Class

Mesembrine is an alkaloid present in Sceletium tortuosum (kanna). It has been shown to act as a serotonin reuptake inhibitor (Ki = 1.4 nM), and more recently, has also been found to behave as a weak inhibitor of the enzyme phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) (Ki = 7,800 nM). Still more recently, in an in vitro study published in 2015, scientist concluded that "a high-mesembrine Sceletium extract exerts its anti-depressant effect by acting primarily as monoamine releasing agent, rather than as selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitor." As such, mesembrine likely plays a dominant role in the antidepressant effects of kanna. The levorotatory isomer, (−)-mesembrine, is the natural form.