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Notes from the lab on standardization, testing, and the chemistry we work in.
August 27, 2026 · 5 min read
Speciociliatine: The Kratom Alkaloid the Science Is Catching Up To
Our lab's perspective on why speciociliatine, a diastereomer of mitragynine in Mitragyna speciosa, is drawing new research and industry attention, and why chromatographic identity and lot testing should lead the conversation.
SpeciociliatineMitragynineKratom alkaloidsStandardizationTestingAugust 27, 2026 · 5 min read
Mitragynine: The Alkaloid Everyone Names, and Few Actually Standardize
A lab's perspective on mitragynine, the predominant alkaloid of Mitragyna speciosa: what it is chemically, and why "contains mitragynine" and "standardized to a measured amount of mitragynine" are two very different things.
MitragynineSpeciociliatineKratom alkaloidsStandardizationTestingAugust 27, 2026 · 5 min read
Speciociliatine vs Mitragynine: The Difference That Actually Matters
Speciociliatine and mitragynine are diastereomers of Mitragyna speciosa: the same molecular formula, a different three-dimensional shape. Here is what actually separates them, and why telling them apart is an analytical problem, not a marketing one.
SpeciociliatineMitragynineKratom alkaloidsChemistryStandardizationAugust 26, 2026 · 5 min read
The Standardization Revolution in Kratom Alkaloids
How the market is shifting from raw leaf powder to standardized, lab-tested, single-alkaloid tablets, and what mitragynine and speciociliatine have to do with it.
MitragynineSpeciociliatineStandardizationLab testingManufacturingAugust 26, 2026 · 4 min read
The 2026 DEA Action on 7-OH: What Was Scheduled, and What Was Not
A factual rundown of the DEA's July 2026 notices of intent to temporarily place 7-hydroxymitragynine above a threshold, and the synthetics mitragynine pseudoindoxyl, MGM-15, and MGM-16, into Schedule I.
7-OHDEARegulationSpeciociliatineComplianceAugust 25, 2026 · 3 min read
What Is Speciociliatine? A Plain Guide
Speciociliatine explained: a naturally occurring monoterpenoid indole alkaloid of Mitragyna speciosa, a diastereomer of mitragynine, its molecular formula, and how it is identified.
SpeciociliatineMitragynineChemistryKratom alkaloidsAugust 24, 2026 · 4 min read
Co-Packing, Private Label, and Bulk: A Manufacturer's Guide
The difference between bulk supply, private label, and co-packing for standardized alkaloid tablets, and how to choose, from a US extraction lab.
Co-packingPrivate labelBulkManufacturingWholesaleAugust 24, 2026 · 3 min read
What Is Mitragynine? A Plain Guide
Mitragynine explained: the predominant naturally occurring monoterpenoid indole alkaloid of Mitragyna speciosa, its molecular formula, structure, and how it is identified.
MitragynineSpeciociliatineChemistryKratom alkaloids