Biology:Iboga-type alkaloid
Iboga-type alkaloids are a set of monoterpene indole alkaloids comprising naturally occurring compounds found in Tabernanthe and Tabernaemontana, as well as synthetic structural analogs. Naturally occurring iboga-type alkaloids include ibogamine, ibogaine, tabernanthine, and other substituted ibogamines . Ibogaine is a hallucinogen and is referred to as an oneirogen. Many iboga-type alkaloids display biological activities such as cardiac toxicity and psychoactive effects, and some have been studied as potential treatments for drug addiction.[1][2]
Naturally-occurring
Substituted ibogamines
| PubChem CID | Name | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100217 | Ibogamine | H | H | H | H |
| 197060 | Ibogaine | OMe | H | H | H |
| 3083548 | Noribogaine | OH | H | H | H |
| 6326116 | Tabernanthine | H | OMe | H | H |
| 193302 | Ibogaline | OMe | OMe | H | H |
| 73489 | Coronaridine | H | H | CO2Me | H |
| 73255 | Voacangine | OMe | H | CO2Me | H |
| 363281 | Isovoacangine | H | OMe | CO2Me | H |
| 65572 | Conopharyngine | OMe | OMe | CO2Me | H |
| 11077316 | 19(S)-Hydroxyibogamine | H | H | H | OH |
| 71656190 | Iboxygaine / Kimvuline | OMe | H | H | OH |
| ND | ND | H | OMe | H | OH |
| ND | ND | OMe | OMe | H | OH |
| 15559732 | 19(S)-Hydroxycoronaridine | H | H | CO2Me | OH |
| 196982 | Voacristine | OMe | H | CO2Me | OH |
| 10362598 | Isovoacristine | H | OMe | CO2Me | OH |
| 102004638 | 19(S)-Hydroxyconopharyngine | OMe | OMe | CO2Me | OH |
Catharanthine is an unsaturated analog of coronaridine.
Oxidation products
Similarly to other ring-constrained tryptamines such as yohimbine[3] and mitragynine (see mitragynine pseudoindoxyl), oxidation and rearrangement products of substituted ibogamines have been reported, such as iboluteine (ibogaine pseudoindoxyl) (CID:21589055) and voaluteine (CID:633439).[4]

Other alkaloids
Treatment of drug dependence
Ibogaine and related alkaloids reduce the craving for subsequent doses in individuals experiencing withdrawal symptoms associated with drug addiction. Their use has been investigated in several clinical studies involving individuals dependent on opioids, cocaine, and other substances. While positive effects—such as alleviation of withdrawal symptoms, improvement in depression, and mitigation of post-traumatic symptoms—have been confirmed, severe medical complications, including fatal cases, have also been reported due to neurotoxic and cardiotoxic side effects.[5]
Synthetic analogues
18-MC, ME-18-MC, and 18-MAC are coronaridine analogs with similar anti-addictive effects.[6][7][8][9]
More distantly related synthetic analogs include:
- Varenicline, a polycyclic azepine and anti-addictive agent that similarly targets nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, but acts as a partial agonist instead.
- Tabernanthalog is a structural simplification of tabernanthine and "non-hallucinogenic psychoplastogen".[10]
See also
- Strictosidine
- Bwiti
- Ibogalog
- List of investigational hallucinogens and entactogens
- Oxa-noribogaine
- Substituted β-carboline and harmala alkaloid
References
- ↑ Glick, S. D.; Kuehne, M. E.; Raucci, J.; Wilson, T. E.; Larson, D.; Keller, R. W.; Carlson, J. N. (1994-09-19). "Effects of iboga alkaloids on morphine and cocaine self-administration in rats: relationship to tremorigenic effects and to effects on dopamine release in nucleus accumbens and striatum" (in en). Brain Research 657 (1): 14–22. doi:10.1016/0006-8993(94)90948-2. ISSN 0006-8993. PMID 7820611.
- ↑ Antonio, Tamara; Childers, Steven R.; Rothman, Richard B.; Dersch, Christina M.; King, Christine; Kuehne, Martin; Bornmann, William G.; Eshleman, Amy J. et al. (2013-10-16). "Effect of Iboga Alkaloids on µ-Opioid Receptor-Coupled G Protein Activation" (in en). PLOS ONE 8 (10). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0077262. ISSN 1932-6203. PMID 24204784. Bibcode: 2013PLoSO...877262A.
- ↑ Finch, Neville; Gemenden, C. W.; Hsu, Iva Hsiu-Chu; Kerr, Ann; Sim, G. A.; Taylor, W. I. (May 1965). "Oxidative Transformations of Indole Alkaloids. III. Pseudoindoxyls from Yohimbinoid Alkaloids and Their Conversion to "Invert" Alkaloids 1,2" (in en). Journal of the American Chemical Society 87 (10): 2229–2235. doi:10.1021/ja01088a024. ISSN 0002-7863. PMID 14290283. Bibcode: 1965JAChS..87.2229F. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ja01088a024. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 (in en) The Alkaloids: Chemistry and Physiology V11. Academic Press. 2014-05-14. ISBN 978-0-08-086535-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=AacNdaWmf-8C&dq=ibogaine+pseudoindoxyl&pg=PA81. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- ↑ Patrick Köck, Katharina Froelich, Marc Walter, Undine Lang, Kenneth M. Dürsteler (July 2022), "A systematic literature review of clinical trials and therapeutic applications of ibogaine", Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment 138, doi:10.1016/j.jsat.2021.108717, PMID 35012793, https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0740547221004438, retrieved 2022-07-05
- ↑ "Synthesis and biological evaluation of 18-methoxycoronaridine congeners. Potential antiaddiction agents". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 46 (13): 2716–30. June 2003. doi:10.1021/jm020562o. PMID 12801235.
- ↑ "Novel iboga alkaloid congeners block nicotinic receptors and reduce drug self-administration". European Journal of Pharmacology 492 (2–3): 159–67. May 2004. doi:10.1016/j.ejphar.2004.03.062. PMID 15178360.
- ↑ "18-Methoxycoronaridine, a non-toxic iboga alkaloid congener: effects on morphine and cocaine self-administration and on mesolimbic dopamine release in rats". Brain Research 719 (1–2): 29–35. May 1996. doi:10.1016/0006-8993(96)00056-X. PMID 8782860.
- ↑ "Brain regions mediating alpha3beta4 nicotinic antagonist effects of 18-MC on methamphetamine and sucrose self-administration". European Journal of Pharmacology 599 (1–3): 91–5. December 2008. doi:10.1016/j.ejphar.2008.09.038. PMID 18930043.
- ↑ Cameron, Lindsay P.; Tombari, Robert J.; Lu, Ju; Pell, Alexander J.; Hurley, Zefan Q.; Ehinger, Yann; Vargas, Maxemiliano V.; McCarroll, Matthew N. et al. (January 2021). "A non-hallucinogenic psychedelic analogue with therapeutic potential" (in en). Nature 589 (7842): 474–479. doi:10.1038/s41586-020-3008-z. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 33299186. Bibcode: 2021Natur.589..474C.
