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Stereochemistry RACEMIC
Molecular Formula C17H23NO.ClH
Molecular Weight 293.832
Optical Activity ( + / - )
Defined Stereocenters 3 / 3
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of RACEMORPHAN HYDROCHLORIDE

SMILES

Cl.[H][C@@]12CC3=C(C=C(O)C=C3)[C@]4(CCCC[C@@]14[H])CCN2C

InChI

InChIKey=MKMAMQPDRUXVSS-DYWKTHLTSA-N
InChI=1S/C17H23NO.ClH/c1-18-9-8-17-7-3-2-4-14(17)16(18)10-12-5-6-13(19)11-15(12)17;/h5-6,11,14,16,19H,2-4,7-10H2,1H3;1H/t14-,16+,17+;/m0./s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI
Racemorphan is racemic mixture of an antitussive and dissociative hallucinogen Dextrorphan and an opioid analgesic Levorphanol. Racemorphan itself is under international control per the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs 1961 and is therefore listed as a Schedule II Narcotic controlled substance.

CNS Activity

Curator's Comment: http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/10717549309022764

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
2.3 nM [Ki]
0.13 nM [Ki]
4.2 nM [Ki]
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
236 ng/mL
50 mg/kg single, oral
dose: 50 mg/kg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
PROFENAMINE plasma
Rattus norvegicus
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FED
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
2685 ng × h/mL
50 mg/kg single, oral
dose: 50 mg/kg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
PROFENAMINE plasma
Rattus norvegicus
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FED
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
26.1 h
50 mg/kg single, oral
dose: 50 mg/kg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
PROFENAMINE plasma
Rattus norvegicus
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FED
Funbound

Funbound

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
7%
50 mg/kg single, oral
dose: 50 mg/kg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
PROFENAMINE plasma
Rattus norvegicus
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FED
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
5 mg multiple, subcutaneous
Dose: 5 mg
Route: subcutaneous
Route: multiple
Dose: 5 mg
Sources:
unhealthy, 54 years
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 54 years
Sex: F
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Other AEs: Respiratory rate decreased, Respiratory rhythm disorder...
Other AEs:
Respiratory rate decreased
Respiratory rhythm disorder
Corneal reflex decreased
Fixed dilated pupils
Sources:
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Corneal reflex decreased
5 mg multiple, subcutaneous
Dose: 5 mg
Route: subcutaneous
Route: multiple
Dose: 5 mg
Sources:
unhealthy, 54 years
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 54 years
Sex: F
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Fixed dilated pupils
5 mg multiple, subcutaneous
Dose: 5 mg
Route: subcutaneous
Route: multiple
Dose: 5 mg
Sources:
unhealthy, 54 years
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 54 years
Sex: F
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Respiratory rate decreased
5 mg multiple, subcutaneous
Dose: 5 mg
Route: subcutaneous
Route: multiple
Dose: 5 mg
Sources:
unhealthy, 54 years
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 54 years
Sex: F
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Respiratory rhythm disorder
5 mg multiple, subcutaneous
Dose: 5 mg
Route: subcutaneous
Route: multiple
Dose: 5 mg
Sources:
unhealthy, 54 years
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 54 years
Sex: F
Population Size: 1
Sources:
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Prostaglandin hyperalgesia, V: a peripheral analgesic receptor for opiates.
1982 Jan
Effect of prolyl-leucyl-glycinamide and alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone on levorphanol-induced analgesia, tolerance and dependence.
1984 Jun 25
Differential effects of morphinan drugs on haloperidol-induced catalepsy in rats: a comparative study with an N-methyl-D-aspartate antagonist.
1991 Mar-Apr
The safety of dextromethorphan in pregnancy : results of a controlled study.
2001 Feb
Interface for coupling nonaqueous wide-bore capillary electrophoresis with mass spectrometry.
2002 Feb
The power of visual imagery in drug design. Isopavines as a new class of morphinomimetics and their human opioid receptor binding activity.
2003 Jan 2
Discrimination of a single dose of morphine followed by naltrexone: substitution of other agonists for morphine and other antagonists for naltrexone in a rat model of acute dependence.
2003 Mar
Differential regulation of the human kappa opioid receptor by agonists: etorphine and levorphanol reduced dynorphin A- and U50,488H-induced internalization and phosphorylation.
2003 May
Comparison of the effects of dextromethorphan, dextrorphan, and levorphanol on the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis.
2004 May
Antidepressant-like effect of tramadol and its enantiomers in reserpinized mice: comparative study with desipramine, fluvoxamine, venlafaxine and opiates.
2004 Sep
Analgesic therapy in postherpetic neuralgia: a quantitative systematic review.
2005 Jul
Discriminative stimulus effects of acute morphine followed by naltrexone in the squirrel monkey: a further characterization.
2005 Jul
Chronic exercise decreases sensitivity to mu opioids in female rats: correlation with exercise output.
2006 Sep
Can levorphanol be used like methadone for intractable refractory pain?
2007 Apr
Levorphanol revisited.
2007 Dec
Role of atypical opiates in OCD. Experimental approach through the study of 5-HT(2A/C) receptor-mediated behavior.
2007 Feb
Cholesterol reduction by methyl-beta-cyclodextrin attenuates the delta opioid receptor-mediated signaling in neuronal cells but enhances it in non-neuronal cells.
2007 Feb 15
The effect of opiates on the activity of human placental aromatase/CYP19.
2007 Jan 15
Synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of 6,7-indolo/thiazolo-morphinans--further SAR of levorphanol.
2007 May 31
Morphine reduces local cytokine expression and neutrophil infiltration after incision.
2007 Oct 2
Chronic morphine treatment up-regulates mu opioid receptor binding in cells lacking filamin A.
2007 Oct 26
Opiates and elderly: use and side effects.
2008
An evaluation of the genotoxicity of the antitussive drug Dextromethorphan.
2008 Apr
Challenges in using opioids to treat pain in persons with substance use disorders.
2008 Jun
Preoperative oral dextromethorphan does not reduce pain or morphine consumption after open cholecystectomy.
2009 Jul
A retrospective study on the impact of comorbid depression or anxiety on healthcare resource use and costs among diabetic neuropathy patients.
2009 Jun 30
Somatostatin and opioid receptors do not regulate proliferation or apoptosis of the human multiple myeloma U266 cells.
2009 Jun 7
Exploration of catalytic properties of CYP2D6 and CYP3A4 through metabolic studies of levorphanol and levallorphan.
2010 Jan
Patents

Sample Use Guides

The usual recommended starting dose of Levorphanol for oral administration is 2 mg.
Route of Administration: Oral
In Vitro Use Guide
Unknown
Name Type Language
RACEMORPHAN HYDROCHLORIDE
Common Name English
MORPHINAN, 3-HYDROXY-N-METHYL-, HYDROCHLORIDE
Systematic Name English
MORPHINAN, 3-HYDROXY-N-METHYL-, HYDROCHLORIDE, (±)-
Systematic Name English
DL-3-HYDROXY-N-METHYLMORPHINAN HYDROCHLORIDE
Common Name English
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FDA UNII
47SM98QQ3P
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PUBCHEM
53324694
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CAS
6424-21-1
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