Norbuprenorphine

Norbuprenorphine
Clinical data
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Identifiers
  • (5α,6β,14β,18R)-18-[(1S)-1-hydroxy-1,2,2-trimethylpropyl]-6-methoxy-18,19-dihydro-4,5-epoxy-6,14-ethenomorphinan-3-ol
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC25H35NO4
Molar mass413.558 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • C[C@]([C@H]1C[C@@]23CC[C@@]1([C@H]4[C@@]25CCN[C@@H]3Cc6c5c(c(cc6)O)O4)OC)(C(C)(C)C)O
  • InChI=1S/C25H35NO4/c1-21(2,3)22(4,28)16-13-23-8-9-25(16,29-5)20-24(23)10-11-26-17(23)12-14-6-7-15(27)19(30-20)18(14)24/h6-7,16-17,20,26-28H,8-13H2,1-5H3/t16-,17-,20-,22+,23-,24+,25-/m1/s1
  • Key:YOYLLRBMGQRFTN-IOMBULRVSA-N

Norbuprenorphine is a major active metabolite of the opioid modulator buprenorphine. It is a μ-opioid, δ-opioid, and nociceptin receptor full agonist,[1][2] and a κ-opioid receptor partial agonist.[2] In rats, unlike buprenorphine, norbuprenorphine produces marked respiratory depression but with very little antinociceptive effect.[3] In explanation of these properties, norbuprenorphine has been found to be a high affinity P-glycoprotein substrate, and in accordance, shows very limited blood-brain-barrier penetration.[3]

Norbuprenorphine
  1. ^ Yassen A, Kan J, Olofsen E, Suidgeest E, Dahan A, Danhof M (May 2007). "Pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic modeling of the respiratory depressant effect of norbuprenorphine in rats". The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 321 (2): 598–607. doi:10.1124/jpet.106.115972. PMID 17283225. S2CID 11921738.
  2. ^ a b Huang P, Kehner GB, Cowan A, Liu-Chen LY (May 2001). "Comparison of pharmacological activities of buprenorphine and norbuprenorphine: norbuprenorphine is a potent opioid agonist". The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 297 (2): 688–95. PMID 11303059.
  3. ^ a b Brown SM, Campbell SD, Crafford A, Regina KJ, Holtzman MJ, Kharasch ED (October 2012). "P-glycoprotein is a major determinant of norbuprenorphine brain exposure and antinociception". J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 343 (1): 53–61. doi:10.1124/jpet.112.193433. PMC 3464040. PMID 22739506.