Highly selective and potent mu opioid ligands by unexpected substituent on morphine skeleton.

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Li W, Tao YM, Tang Y, Xu XJ, Chen J, Fu W, Wang XH, Chao B, Sheng W, Xie Q, Qiu ZB, Liu JG

Highly selective and potent mu opioid ligands by unexpected substituent on morphine skeleton.

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2010 Jan 1;20(1):418-21. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2009.07.119. Epub 2009 Jul 29.

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Abstract

Unexpected substituent on the well-known morphine skeleton is described to be account for highly selective and potent mu opioid ligands, which is strongly connected to substituted aromatic groups on this omitted 8alpha-position.

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Binding Properties

Drug	Target	Property	Measurement	pH	Temperature (°C)
Morphine	Kappa-type opioid receptor	Ki (nM)	6.9	N/A	N/A	Details