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Stereochemistry RACEMIC
Molecular Formula 2C17H23NO.2BrH.H2O
Molecular Weight 694.58
Optical Activity ( + / - )
Defined Stereocenters 6 / 6
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of RACEMORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE HEMIHYDRATE

SMILES

O.Br.Br.[H][C@@]12CC3=C(C=C(O)C=C3)[C@]4(CCCC[C@@]14[H])CCN2C.[H][C@@]56CC7=C(C=C(O)C=C7)[C@]8(CCCC[C@@]58[H])CCN6C

InChI

InChIKey=YJHAKXBQBWSVOL-BYVCFMHPSA-N
InChI=1S/2C17H23NO.2BrH.H2O/c2*1-18-9-8-17-7-3-2-4-14(17)16(18)10-12-5-6-13(19)11-15(12)17;;;/h2*5-6,11,14,16,19H,2-4,7-10H2,1H3;2*1H;1H2/t2*14-,16+,17+;;;/m00.../s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula H2O
Molecular Weight 18.0153
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Molecular Formula C17H23NO
Molecular Weight 257.3706
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry RACEMIC
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 3 / 3
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED

Molecular Formula BrH
Molecular Weight 80.912
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Levorphanol, brand name Levo-Dromoran, is an opioid medication used to treat moderate to severe pain. Levorphanol is indicated for the management of moderate to severe pain where an opioid analgesic is appropriate. It is a potent synthetic opioid mu-receptor agonist similar in action to morphine. Like other opioid mu-receptor agonists, it is believed to act at receptors in both the brain and spinal cord to alter the transmission and perception of pain. The onset and peak analgesic effects following administration of levorphanol are similar to morphine when administered at equal analgesic doses. Levorphanol produces a degree of respiratory depression similar to that produced by morphine at equal analgesic doses, and like many opioid mu-receptor agonists, levorphanol produces euphoria or has a positive effect on mood in many individuals.

Originator

Curator's Comment: Levorphanol was initially synthesized in Germany in 1946

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Palliative
Levorphanol Tartrate

Approved Use

Levorphanol Tartrate Tablets are indicated for the management of pain severe enough to require an opioid analgesic and for which alternative treatments are inadequate.

Launch Date

1953
Overview

Overview

OverviewOther

Other InhibitorOther SubstrateOther Inducer
Drug as perpetrator​

Drug as perpetrator​

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
yes [IC50 11.5 uM]
yes [IC50 >50 uM]
Drug as victim

Drug as victim

PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Differential effects of morphinan drugs on haloperidol-induced catalepsy in rats: a comparative study with an N-methyl-D-aspartate antagonist.
1991 Mar-Apr
Age-related differences in sensitivity to the antinociceptive effects of opioids in male rats. Influence of nociceptive intensity and intrinsic efficacy at the mu receptor.
2001 Aug
Central discriminative effects of morphine in rats: training via intracerebroventricular administration.
2001 Dec
The safety of dextromethorphan in pregnancy : results of a controlled study.
2001 Feb
Pitfalls of opioid rotation: substituting another opioid for methadone in patients with cancer pain.
2002 Apr
Interface for coupling nonaqueous wide-bore capillary electrophoresis with mass spectrometry.
2002 Feb
Oral opioid therapy for chronic peripheral and central neuropathic pain.
2003 Mar 27
10-Ketomorphinan and 3-substituted-3-desoxymorphinan analogues as mixed kappa and micro opioid ligands: synthesis and biological evaluation of their binding affinity at opioid receptors.
2004 Jan 1
Opioid pharmacology.
2008 Mar
Somatostatin and opioid receptors do not regulate proliferation or apoptosis of the human multiple myeloma U266 cells.
2009 Jun 7
Patents

Sample Use Guides

Usual Adult Dose for Light Sedation Premedication for Anesthesia: 1 to 2 mg IM or subcutaneously, administered 60 to 90 minutes before surgery. Older or debilitated patients usually require less drug. Two mg of levorphanol is approximately equivalent to 10 to 15 mg of morphine or 100 mg of meperidine. Usual Adult Dose for Pain IV: 1 mg every 3 to 6 hours as needed. IM or subcutaneous: 1 to 2 mg every 6 to 8 hours as needed. Oral: 2 mg every 6 to 8 hours as needed. May be increased to 3 mg every 6 to 8 hours.
Route of Administration: Other
In Vitro Use Guide
Levorphanol (5-100 uM), consistently depressed the responses evoked by the putative inhibitory amino acid neurotransmitters glycine and beta-alanine but not GABA in cultured mouse spinal cord neurons.
Substance Class Chemical
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Name Type Language
RACEMORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE HEMIHYDRATE
Common Name English
MORPHINAN-3-OL, 17-METHYL-, HYDROBROMIDE, HYDRATE (2:1), (±)-
Systematic Name English
MORPHINAN-3-OL, 17-METHYL-, HYDROBROMIDE, HEMIHYDRATE, (±)-
Common Name English
DL-3-HYDROXY-N-METHYLMORPHINAN HYDROBROMIDE HEMIHYDRATE
Common Name English
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CAS
5964-68-1
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PUBCHEM
121493154
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FDA UNII
V6H50N056L
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