3-Monoacetylmorphine
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Other names | 3-Acetylmorphine, O(3)-monoacetylmorphine |
Routes of administration | Intravenous |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.208.392 |
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Formula | C19H21NO4 |
Molar mass | 327.380 g·mol−1 |
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3-Monoacetylmorphine (3-MAM) or 3-acetylmorphine is a less active metabolite of heroin (diacetylmorphine), the other two being morphine and more active 6-monoacetylmorphine (6-MAM).
Because of the acetyl-group in 3-position, 3-MAM has relatively weak affinity to μ-opioid receptors.
As 3-O-acetylmorphine-6-O-sulfate (C19H23NO7S), where 6-OH is changed to 6-O-SO3, it can act as a potent, centrally acting morphine derivative and has important analgesic properties.[1][2][3]
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References
- ^ Houdi AA, Kottayil S, Crooks PA, Butterfield DA (March 1996). "3-O-acetylmorphine-6-O-sulfate: a potent, centrally acting morphine derivative". Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior. 53 (3): 665–71. doi:10.1016/0091-3057(95)02067-5. PMID 8866970. S2CID 14870642.
- ^ Crooks, Peter A.; Kottayil, Santosh G.; Al-Ghananeem, Abeer M.; Byrn, Stephen R.; Butterfield, D. Allan (15 August 2006). "3-O-Acetylmorphine-6-O-sulfate". BindingDB. 16 (16): 4291–4295. doi:10.1016/j.bmcl.2006.05.060. PMID 16777416.
- ^ Brock CP, Kottayil S, Butterfield DA, Crooks PA (January 1996). "A Dihydromorphine-6-O-sulfate". Acta Crystallographica Section C. 52 (1): 122–5. doi:10.1107/S0108270195010250.