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Cathinone
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<p>Cathinone is a <a href="/facts/Monoamine/TduN5yes">monoamine</a> <a href="/facts/Alkaloid/m6hUXohz">alkaloid</a> found in the <a href="/facts/Shrub/X1gKVxL5">shrub</a> <i><a href="/facts/Catha_edulis/2RHjrqgf">Catha edulis</a></i> (khat) and is chemically similar to <a href="/facts/Ephedrine/wxXefYXQ">ephedrine</a>, <a href="/facts/Cathine/ao34ryP7">cathine</a>, <a href="/facts/Methcathinone/tF4VcbcI">methcathinone</a> and other <a href="/facts/Amphetamines/KlmrodPb">amphetamines</a>. It is probably the main contributor to the <a href="/facts/Stimulant/nmBdAXM5">stimulant</a> effect of <i>Catha edulis</i>. Cathinone differs from many other amphetamines in that it has a <a href="/facts/Ketone/BqQXpLo4">ketone</a> <a href="/facts/Functional_group/GXkSPsjM">functional group</a>. Other phenethylamines that share this structure include the stimulants <a href="/facts/Methcathinone/tF4VcbcI">methcathinone</a>, <a href="/facts/MDPV/jJzoqd5M">MDPV</a>, <a href="/facts/Mephedrone/ffV6RrUr">mephedrone</a> and the <a href="/facts/Antidepressant/N62ND3Fa">antidepressant</a> <a href="/facts/Bupropion/wjWDPxmr">bupropion</a>. </p>