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Current Medicinal Chemistry

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ISSN (Print): 0929-8673
ISSN (Online): 1875-533X

Review Article

Structure-Activity Relationships of Synthetic and Semisynthetic Opioid Agonists and Antagonists

Author(s): S. Furst*, S. Hosztafi and T. Friedmann

Volume 1, Issue 6, 1994

Page: [423 - 440] Pages: 18

DOI: 10.2174/092986730106220216112120

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Abstract

This paper surveys the relationships between the chemical structures and pharmacological activities of natural or semisynthetic 4,5a­ epoxymorphinans, synthetic morphinans and benzomorphans. Substitution . of the N-methyl group affords strong analgesics, opioid antagonists and mixed agonist-antagonists respectively. The role of opioid agonists and antagonists in the development of opioid receJ:>tor models is also discussed.

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