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                                                                Synonyms: acetomorphine | diacetylmorphine | heroin
                                 Compound class: 
                                                            Synthetic organic
                                 
                                    
                                        Comment: Diamorphine (heroin) is a morphine derivative. It acts as a potent opioid receptor agonist after deacetylation to 6-acetylmorphine and subsequently to morphine [2]. Internationally, heroin is a controlled narcotic drug.   View more information in the IUPHAR Pharmacology Education Project: diamorphine | 
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| Classification  | |
| Compound class | Synthetic organic | 
| Is prodrug? | Yes | 
| Active form | morphine | 
| IUPAC Name  | 
| [(4R,4aR,7S,7aR,12bS)-9-acetyloxy-3-methyl-2,4,4a,7,7a,13-hexahydro-1H-4,12-methanobenzofuro[3,2-e]isoquinoline-7-yl] acetate | 
| Synonyms  | 
| acetomorphine | diacetylmorphine | heroin | 
| Database Links  | |
| ChEMBL Ligand | CHEMBL459324 | 
| DrugBank Ligand | DB01452 | 
| DrugCentral Ligand | 4412 | 
| GtoPdb PubChem SID | 315661167 | 
| PubChem CID | 5462328 | 
| Search Google for chemical match using the InChIKey | GVGLGOZIDCSQPN-PVHGPHFFSA-N | 
| Search Google for chemicals with the same backbone | GVGLGOZIDCSQPN | 
| UniChem Compound Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | GVGLGOZIDCSQPN-PVHGPHFFSA-N | 
| UniChem Connectivity Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | GVGLGOZIDCSQPN-PVHGPHFFSA-N |