Nalodeine
Nalodeine, also known more commonly as N-allylnorcodeine, is an opioid antagonist (specifically, an antagonist of the μ-opioid receptor) that was never marketed but is notable as the first opioid antagonist to be discovered.[1][2] It was first reported in 1915, and this was followed by the clinical introduction of nalorphine (N-allylnormorphine) in 1954, naloxone (N-allyloxymorphone) in 1960, and naltrexone (N-methylcyclopropyloxymorphone) in 1963.[2] Nalmefene (6-desoxy-6-methylene-naltrexone), another structurally related opioid antagonist derivative, was also subsequently introduced, in 1996.[3] In animals, nalodeine both reverses morphine- and heroin-induced respiratory depression and acts as a respiratory stimulant in its own right (i.e., when given alone).[4] Similarly to nalorphine, nalodeine has also been found to act as an agonist of the κ-opioid receptor.[5]
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| Other names | N-Allylnorcodeine |
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| Formula | C20H23NO3 |
| Molar mass | 325.408 g·mol−1 |
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References
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- Cho N, Hirobe M, Takayanagi I (1985). "Effects of epoxidation on the actions of normorphine, norcodeine, N-allylnormorphine(nalorphine) and N-allylnorcodeine on the electrically stimulated guinea pig ileum" (PDF). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 33 (4): 1681–6. doi:10.1248/cpb.33.1681. PMID 4042244.