Norcodeine
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| Systematic (IUPAC) name | |
| 3-methoxy- 6α-hydroxy- 4,5α-epoxy- 7,8-didehydromorphinan | |
| Clinical data | |
| Pregnancy cat. | ? |
| Legal status | ? |
| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | 467-15-2  |
| ATC code | None |
| PubChem | CID 1255 |
| UNII | 32W9P3T4ML  |
| Chemical data | |
| Formula | C17H19NO3 |
| Mol. mass | 285.337 g/mol |
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Norcodeine is an opiate analogue that is the N-demethylated derivative of codeine.
Norcodeine has relatively little opioid activity in its own right,[1] but is formed as a metabolite of codeine following ingestion.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Fraser HF, Isbell H, Van Horn GD. Human pharmacology and addiction liability of norcodeine. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 1960 Jun;129:172-7. PMID 13824628
- ^ Posey BL, Kimble SN. High-performance liquid chromatographic study of codeine, norcodeine, and morphine as indicators of codeine ingestion. Journal of Analytical Toxicology. 1984 Mar-Apr;8(2):68-74. PMID 6716978.
