Synthesis and pharmacological characterization of ethylenediamine synthetic opioids in human μ‐opiate receptor 1 (OPRM1) expressing cells

• Main Authors: Tom Hsu (Author), Jayapal R. Mallareddy (Author), Kayla Yoshida (Author), Vincent Bustamante (Author), Tim Lee (Author), John L. Krstenansky (Author), Alexander C. Zambon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Opioids are powerful analgesics acting via the human μ‐opiate receptor (hMOR). Opioid use is associated with adverse effects such as tolerance, addiction, respiratory depression, and constipation. Two synthetic opioids, AH‐7921 and U‐47700 that were developed in the 1970s but never marketed...