N-(2,4,5-Trihydroxyphenehtyl)normetazocine, a potential irreversible inhibitor of the narcotic receptor

J Med Chem. 1977 May;20(5):673-5. doi: 10.1021/jm00215a011.

Abstract

The reaction of N-2,4,5-tribenzyloxyphenyl)ethyl methanesulfonate, prepared in a seven-step sequence, with normetazocine followed by hydrogenolysis of the benzyloxy-protecting groups, gave N-(2,4,5-trihydroxyphenethyl)normetazocine. This compound was prepared to study the effect of a narcotic analgesic containing a functional group which could be activated in situ to a moiety potentially capable of reacting irreversibly with the narcotic receptor. This 6-hydroxydopamin derivative of normetazocine did not prove to be a useful affinity label. Its low toxicity could indicate the necessity for the formation of an aminochrome system for the expression of toxicity by 6-hydroxydopamine.

MeSH terms

  • Adenylyl Cyclases / metabolism
  • Analgesics, Opioid / chemical synthesis*
  • Analgesics, Opioid / metabolism
  • Analgesics, Opioid / pharmacology
  • Animals
  • Benzomorphans / analogs & derivatives
  • Benzomorphans / chemical synthesis*
  • Benzomorphans / metabolism
  • Benzomorphans / pharmacology
  • Brain / metabolism
  • Cyclazocine / analogs & derivatives
  • Depression, Chemical
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Morphinans / chemical synthesis*
  • Neoplasms, Experimental / enzymology
  • Neuroblastoma / enzymology
  • Norepinephrine / metabolism
  • Protein Binding / drug effects
  • Rats
  • Receptors, Opioid / drug effects*
  • Receptors, Opioid / metabolism

Substances

  • Analgesics, Opioid
  • Benzomorphans
  • Morphinans
  • Receptors, Opioid
  • normetazocine
  • N-(2,4,5-trihydroxyphenethyl)normetazocine
  • Adenylyl Cyclases
  • Cyclazocine
  • Norepinephrine