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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C12H15NO3.BrH
Molecular Weight 302.164
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

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Structure of HYDROCOTARNINE HYDROBROMIDE

SMILES

Br.COC1=C2OCOC2=CC3=C1CN(C)CC3

InChI

InChIKey=VMLDPXIOBIJNAW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C12H15NO3.BrH/c1-13-4-3-8-5-10-12(16-7-15-10)11(14-2)9(8)6-13;/h5H,3-4,6-7H2,1-2H3;1H

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Description
Curator's Comment: description was created based on several sources, including: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19252340

Hydrocotarnine is a crystalline alkaloid, obtained from opium and also formed by the reduction of cotarnine. It is a non-narcotic opium alkaloid. Hydrocotarnine is supposed to potentiate the analgesic effect of oxycodone with unknown mechanism.

CNS Activity

Curator's Comment: The tests were performed at different time periods (5, 15, 45 and 120 min) after male and female Wistar rats were treated with seized heroin. Seized heroin contained a mixture of opiate alkaloids, including hydrocotarnine. Opiate alkaloids were quantitatively determined in brain regions known for their high concentration of µ-opiate receptors: cortex, brainstem, amygdala and basal ganglia. Human data not available.

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
18.4 µM [IC50]
6.63 µM [IC50]
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
Unknown

Approved Use

Compound injection of oxycodone and hydrocotarnine is effective for cancer pain treatment
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
[Efficacy and safety of compound oxycodone injection for cancer pain relief-a multicenter survey of prescriptions].
2010-05
[Efficacy and safety of continuous subcutaneous injection of the compound oxycodone in cancer pain management: the first 4-year audit].
2009-10
Effect of hydrocotarnine on cytochrome P450 and P-glycoprotein.
2009
[Conversion ratio between intravenous oxycodone/hydrocotarnine and sustained-release oral oxycodone in patients with cancer pain].
2007-12
Pharmacokinetics and variation in the clearance of oxycodone and hydrocotarnine in patients with cancer pain.
2007-11
Comparison of the various opiate alkaloid contaminants and their metabolites found in illicit heroin with 6-monoacetyl morphine as indicators of heroin ingestion.
2006-05
Determination of oxycodone and hydrocotarnine in cancer patient serum by high-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection.
2005-03
Patents

Sample Use Guides

injections of oxycodone and hydrocotarnine contains 8 mg of oxycodone hydrochloride and 2 mg of hydrocotarnine hydrochloride.
Route of Administration: Other
Hydrocotarnine (0.000388–38.8 mM) did not induce a significant change in the metabolic activities of CYP2C9, 2C19, and 2E1. Although weak inhibitory effects were observed on CYP3A4 and 2D6, the inhibition rate was less than 50% at the concentrations below 3.88 mM.
Name Type Language
HYDROCOTARNINE HYDROBROMIDE [MI]
Preferred Name English
HYDROCOTARNINE HYDROBROMIDE
MI  
Common Name English
5,6,7,8-TETRAHYDRO-4-METHOXY-6-METHYL-1,3-DIOXOLO(4,5-G)ISOQUINOLINE HYDROBROMIDE
Systematic Name English
NSC-99784
Code English
8-METHOXY-5,6-METHYLENEDIOXY-2-METHYL-1,2,3,4-TETRAHYDROISOQUINOLINE HYDROBROMIDE
Systematic Name English
1,3-DIOXOLO(4,5-G)ISOQUINOLINE, 5,6,7,8-TETRAHYDRO-4-METHOXY-6-METHYL-, HYDROBROMIDE (1:1)
Systematic Name English
Code System Code Type Description
FDA UNII
XSR2NNV6TM
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CAS
5985-00-2
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NSC
99784
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID9045392
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PUBCHEM
5459345
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MERCK INDEX
m6095
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PRIMARY Merck Index
MESH
C024594
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