butorphanol   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 7591

Synonyms: butorphanol tartrate | LEVO-BC-2627
Approved drug
butorphanol is an approved drug (FDA (1978))
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: Our representation of this drug and that contained in the ChEMBL and PubChem links exactly matches the structure in the INN record for butorphanol. PubChem CID 6916249 shows a different stereoisomer.
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2D Structure
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Physico-chemical Properties
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Hydrogen bond acceptors 2
Hydrogen bond donors 2
Rotatable bonds 2
Topological polar surface area 43.7
Molecular weight 327.22
XLogP 3.27
No. Lipinski's rules broken 0
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES Oc1ccc2c(c1)C13CCCCC3(C(C2)N(CC1)CC1CCC1)O
Isomeric SMILES Oc1ccc2c(c1)[C@]13CCCC[C@]3([C@@H](C2)N(CC1)CC1CCC1)O
InChI InChI=1S/C21H29NO2/c23-17-7-6-16-12-19-21(24)9-2-1-8-20(21,18(16)13-17)10-11-22(19)14-15-4-3-5-15/h6-7,13,15,19,23-24H,1-5,8-12,14H2/t19-,20+,21-/m1/s1
InChI Key IFKLAQQSCNILHL-QHAWAJNXSA-N
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Summary of Clinical Use Click here for help
Used in the management of moderate to severe pain. It might also be used as component of anesthesia for surgery, or as pain relief during early labour. This drug is currently available only as generic formulations.
Mechanism Of Action and Pharmacodynamic Effects Click here for help
Butorphanol is a morphinan-type synthetic opioid analgesic. It acts as a partial agonist and antagonist at the κ and μ opioid receptors [2]. Activation of these receptors on central nervous system neurons inhibits intracellular adenylate cyclase. Downstream this leads to reduced calcium influx via membrane calcium channels, and increased potassium permeability by opening membrane potassium channels. This ultimately leads to hyperpolarization of the cell membrane potential and suppression of action potential transmission of ascending pain pathways.
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