BU-48
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| Systematic (IUPAC) name | |
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N-Cyclopropylmethyl-[7α,8α,2',3']-cyclohexano-1'[S]-hydroxy-6,14-endo-ethenotetrahydronororipavine | |
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| PubChem | CID 10003114 |
| Chemical data | |
| Formula | C27H33NO4 |
| Molar mass | 435.554 g/mol |
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BU-48 is a drug that is used in scientific research. It is from the oripavine family, related to better-known drugs such as etorphine and buprenorphine.
The parent compound from which BU-48 was derived (with N-methyl rather than methylcyclopropyl on the nitrogen and lacking the aliphatic hydroxyl group) is a powerful μ-opioid agonist 1000x more potent than morphine,[1] but in contrast BU-48 has only weak analgesic effects and instead acts primarily as a δ-opioid agonist. Its main effects are to produce convulsions,[2] but it may also have antidepressant effects.[3]
References
- ↑ Lewis JW, Bentley KW, Cowan A. Narcotic Analgesics and Antagonists. Annual Reviews in Pharmacology 1971;11:241-270.
- ↑ Broom DC, Guo L, Coop A, Husbands S, Lewis JW, Woods JH, Traynor JR. BU48: A novel buprenorphine analogue that exhibits delta-opioid mediated convulsions but not delta-opioid-mediated antinociception in mice. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 2000 Sep; 294(3): 1195–1200. PMID 10945877
- ↑ Broom DC, Jutkiewicz EM, Rice KC, Traynor JR, Woods JH. Behavioral effects of delta-opioid receptor agonists: potential antidepressants? Japanese Journal of Pharmacology. 2002 Sep;90(1):1-6. doi:10.1254/jjp.90.1 PMID 12396021
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