1. When ingested, thebaine causes nausea, vomiting, and myoclonus. 2. Thebaine is used in the synthesis of many painkillers such as oxycodone.3. In 2012 146, 000 kilograms of thebaine were produced. 4. The 3, 6 methyl di-ether of morphine is thebaine . 5. Phenanthrenes such as morphine, codeine, and thebaine are the main psychoactive constituents. 6. In 2015 researches reported successful biosynthesis of thebaine and hydrocodone using genetically modified yeast. 7. It can also be produced from thebaine . 8. Butorphanol derived from thebaine was scheduled separately as Schedule II, then decontrolled on 14. 9. :thebaine + 2-oxoglutarate + O 2 \ rightleftharpoons neopinone + formaldehyde + succinate + CO 2 10. A notable exception is thebaine , which is present in far larger fractions in opium than in poppy straw.
