Morphine-N-oxide

Morphine-N-oxide
Morphine-N-oxide
Identifiers
CAS number 639-46-3 YesY
PubChem 5362459
ChemSpider 4515047 YesY
EC number 211-355-8
KEGG C11786 YesY
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Properties
Molecular formula C17H19NO4
Molar mass 301.34 g mol−1
Exact mass 301.131408101 g mol−1
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Morphine-N-oxide (genomorphine) is an active opioid metabolite of morphine. Morphine itself, in trials with rats, acts 11–22 times more potent than morphine-N-oxide subcutaneously and 39–89 times more potent intraperitoneally. However pretreatment with amiphenazole or tacrine increases the potency of morphine-N-oxide in relation to morphine (intraperitoneally more so than in subcutaneous administration). A possible explanation is that morphine-N-oxide is rapidly inactivated in the liver and impairment of inactivation processes or enzymes increase functionality.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ The analgesic action of morphine-N-oxide. M. R. Fennessy. Br J Pharmacol. 1968 October; 34(2): 337–344. PMCID: PMC1703337