Organic Chemical
morphinans
Subclass of:
Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings;
Heterocyclic Compounds, Bridged-Ring;
Opiate Alkaloids;
Phenanthrenes
Definitions related to morphinans:
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Parent substance of morphine alkaloids.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Compounds based on a partially saturated iminoethanophenanthrene, which can be described as ethylimino-bridged benzo-decahydronaphthalenes. They include some of the OPIOIDS found in PAPAVER that are used as ANALGESICS.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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