3-Hydroxymorphinan

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3-Hydroxymorphinan
Systematic (IUPAC) name
(±)-morphinan-3-ol
Clinical data
Legal status ?
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability 18%
Identifiers
CAS number 1531-12-0 N
ATC code None
ChemSpider 16735936 YesY
Chemical data
Formula C16H21NO 
Mol. mass 243.344 g/mol
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3-Hydroxymorphinan (3-HM), or morphinan-3-ol, is a psychoactive drug of the morphinan family.[1] It is the racemic version of norlevorphanol.

The dextrorotatory stereoisomer of the compound is an active metabolite of dextromethorphan, dextrorphan, and 3-methoxymorphinan,[2] and similarly to them has potent neuroprotective and neurotrophic effects on LTS- and MPTP-treated dopaminergic neurons of the nigrostriatal pathway,[3][4] but notably without producing any neuropsychotoxic side effects (e.g., dissociation or hallucinations) or having any anticonvulsant actions.[5][6] It does not seem to bind to the NMDA receptor,[6] and instead, its neuroprotective properties appear result from inhibition of glutamate release via the suppression of presynaptic voltage-dependent Ca2+ entry and protein kinase C activity.[7] In any case, as such, the compound has been investigated as a potential antiparkinsonian agent. A prodrug, GCC1290K, has been developed on account of 3-HM's poor bioavailability (18%), and a New Drug Application has been approved for it by the United States Food and Drug Administration.[6] It is currently undergoing clinical trials for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.[6]

3-HM's levorotatory stereoisomer, norlevorphanol, in contrast to (+)-3-HM, is an opioid analgesic.[8] It was never marketed as such however, probably due to a combination of the facts that norlevorphanol has low bioavailability and that its potency is diminished compared to its N-methylated analogue levorphanol.[9]

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References

  1. C. R Ganellin; D. J Triggle; F.. Macdonald (1997). Dictionary of pharmacological agents. CRC Press. p. 1378. ISBN 978-0-412-46630-4. Retrieved 29 November 2011. 
  2. Jacqz-Aigrain E, Cresteil T (1992). "Cytochrome P450-dependent metabolism of dextromethorphan: fetal and adult studies". Developmental Pharmacology and Therapeutics 18 (3-4): 161–8. PMID 1306804. 
  3. Zhang W, Qin L, Wang T, et al. (March 2005). "3-hydroxymorphinan is neurotrophic to dopaminergic neurons and is also neuroprotective against LPS-induced neurotoxicity". The FASEB Journal : Official Publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology 19 (3): 395–7. doi:10.1096/fj.04-1586fje. PMID 15596482. 
  4. Zhang W, Shin EJ, Wang T, et al. (December 2006). "3-Hydroxymorphinan, a metabolite of dextromethorphan, protects nigrostriatal pathway against MPTP-elicited damage both in vivo and in vitro". The FASEB Journal : Official Publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology 20 (14): 2496–511. doi:10.1096/fj.06-6006com. PMID 17142799. 
  5. Shin EJ, Lee PH, Kim HJ, Nabeshima T, Kim HC (January 2008). "Neuropsychotoxicity of abused drugs: potential of dextromethorphan and novel neuroprotective analogs of dextromethorphan with improved safety profiles in terms of abuse and neuroprotective effects". Journal of Pharmacological Sciences 106 (1): 22–7. PMID 18198471. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Shin EJ, Bach JH, Lee SY, et al. (2011). "Neuropsychotoxic and neuroprotective potentials of dextromethorphan and its analogs". Journal of Pharmacological Sciences 116 (2): 137–48. PMID 21606622. 
  7. Lin TY, Lu CW, Wang SJ (July 2009). "Inhibitory effect of glutamate release from rat cerebrocortical synaptosomes by dextromethorphan and its metabolite 3-hydroxymorphinan". Neurochemistry International 54 (8): 526–34. doi:10.1016/j.neuint.2009.02.012. PMID 19428798. 
  8. Dictionary of organic compounds. London: Chapman & Hall. 1996. ISBN 0-412-54090-8. 
  9. Bentham Science Publishers (April 1995). Current Medicinal Chemistry. Bentham Science Publishers. p. 425. Retrieved 29 November 2011. 


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