codeine   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 1673

Synonyms: Codicept® | methylmorphine
Approved drug
codeine is an approved drug (FDA (no history prior to 2009))
Comment: Codeine is an opioid analgesic related to, but less potent than morphine.
Marketed formulations may contain codeine sulfate (PubChem CID 6098421).
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2D Structure
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Physico-chemical Properties
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Hydrogen bond acceptors 2
Hydrogen bond donors 1
Rotatable bonds 1
Topological polar surface area 41.93
Molecular weight 299.15
XLogP 0.81
No. Lipinski's rules broken 0
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES COc1ccc2c3c1OC1C43CCN(C(C2)C4C=CC1O)C
Isomeric SMILES COc1ccc2c3c1O[C@@H]1[C@@]43CCN([C@H](C2)[C@@H]4C=C[C@@H]1O)C
InChI InChI=1S/C18H21NO3/c1-19-8-7-18-11-4-5-13(20)17(18)22-16-14(21-2)6-3-10(15(16)18)9-12(11)19/h3-6,11-13,17,20H,7-9H2,1-2H3/t11-,12+,13-,17-,18-/m0/s1
InChI Key OROGSEYTTFOCAN-DNJOTXNNSA-N
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Summary of Clinical Use Click here for help
Codeine is used to treat/manage systemic pain. Addtional uses include as an antidiarrheal agent and as a cough suppressant.
Mechanism Of Action and Pharmacodynamic Effects Click here for help
Codeine is an agonist of the μ (OPRM1), κ (OPRK1) and δ (OPRD1) opioid receptors and may also cause hyperpolarization and reduced neuronal excitability by acting to close N-type voltage-operated calcium channels (OPRK1 receptor agonist) and open calcium-dependent inwardly rectifying potassium channels (OPRM1 and OPRD1 receptor agonist).