Chemistry 3393A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Opioid Receptor, Pharmacophore, Fentanyl

• School: Western University
• Department: Chemistry
• Course: Chemistry 3393A/B
• Professor: Felix Lee

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This topic covers the following sections of the textbook: After studying this chapter, you should be able to do the following textbook questions: And these multiple-choice questions on the textbook"s website (http://global. oup. com/uk/orc/chemistry/patrick5e/): chapter 24: all. Opiate: compounds that are structurally related to a parent opiate, called morphine. These structures can be natural, synthetic, or semi-synthetic. Opioid: compounds that bind to opioid receptors in the body. So you may have compounds that may not be structurally similar to morphine, but they can still bind to the receptors. Narcotic (pharmaceutical definition): a compound that causes central nervous system depression. Narcotic (legal definition): these are substances that are tightly regulated or prohibited. The structures above all show morphine, in various 3d depictions. This is what you get from opium, directly from the plant. Most of the world"s opium is made in afghanistan it is the perfect environment to grow opium plants, which allows for the high yield.