methadone

Term ID

CHEBI:6807

Synonyms

• (+-)-methadone
• (6RS)-6-(dimethylamino)-4,4-diphenylheptan-3-one
• (RS)-methadone
• 6-(dimethylamino)-4,4-diphenylheptan-3-one
• dl-methadone
• metadona
• methadone
• methadonum
• rac-6-(dimethylamino)-4,4-diphenylheptan-3-one
• rac-6-dimethylamino-4,4-diphenyl-3-heptanone
• racemic methadone

Definition

A racemate comprising equimolar amounts of dextromethadone and levomethadone. It is a opioid analgesic which is used as a painkiller and as a substitute for heroin in the treatment of heroin addiction.

References

• Beilstein:3213669
• CAS:76-99-3
• Chemspider:3953
• DrugBank:DB00333
• Drug_Central:1728
• HMDB:HMDB0014477
• KEGG:C07163
• KEGG:D08195
• PMID:15106230
• PMID:16097397
• PMID:18628169
• PMID:24117196
• PMID:24157336
• PMID:24489693
• PMID:31262889
• PMID:32302325
• PMID:32530053
• PMID:32564328
• PMID:32586692
• PMID:33323695
• PMID:33428191
• PMID:33432486
• PMID:33454797
• PMID:33475438
• Reaxys:2221454
• Wikipedia:Methadone

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )

Resources

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