Life sciences

Identification and synthesis of norhydromorphone, and determination of antinociceptive activities in the rat formalin test

M Zheng, KM McErlane, MC Ong

Index: Zheng, Ming; McErlane, Keith M.; Ong, May C. Life Sciences, 2004 , vol. 75, # 26 p. 3129 - 3146

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Abstract

The main objective of this paper is to report the identification and synthesis of norhydromorphone, a novel metabolite of hydromorphone, and its antinociceptive activities when tested in the formalin test as compared to other known analgesics. In addition, we are reporting for the first time the lack of antinociceptive activities of hydromorphone-3- glucuronide, dihydromorphine-3-glucuronide and dihydroisomorphine-3-glucuronide in ...