Item 40 of 88 (back to results) previous next heroin A morphinane alkaloid that is morphine bearing two acetyl substituents on the O-3 and O-6 positions. As with other opioids, heroin is used as both an analgesic and a recreational drug. Frequent and regular administration is associated with tolerance and physical dependence, which may develop into addiction. Its use includes treatment for acute pain, such as in severe physical trauma, myocardial infarction, post-surgical pain, and chronic pain, including end-stage cancer and other terminal illnesses.

Current search: 03. Biological Effects of Specific Chemicals: pharmacological uses [CHEBI:52210] > analgesic [CHEBI:35480] × 05. Industrial Uses: pharmaceutical [CHEBI:52217] × Select any link to see items in a related category. more general categories    information about this item 03. Biological Effects of Specific Chemicals  03. Biological Effects of Specific Chemicals  pharmacological uses [CHEBI:52210] (736)   analgesic [CHEBI:35480] (114)   opioid analgesic [CHEBI:35482] (40)   heroin [CHEBI:27808] (1)  neurotransmitter agent [CHEBI:35942] (471)   opioid agent [CHEBI:60598] (32)   mu-opioid agent [CHEBI:60599] (26)   mu-opioid receptor agonist [CHEBI:55322] (22)   heroin [CHEBI:27808] (1) 05. Industrial Uses  05. Industrial Uses  pharmaceutical [CHEBI:52217] (1978)   drug [CHEBI:23888] (1930)   prodrug [CHEBI:50266] (88)   heroin [CHEBI:27808] (1) 08. Chemical Category  08. Chemical Category  main group molecular entity [CHEBI:33579] (25650)   p-block molecular entity [CHEBI:33675] (25343)   pnictogen molecular entity [CHEBI:33302] (10027)   nitrogen molecular entity [CHEBI:51143] (7930)   organonitrogen compound [CHEBI:35352] (6705)   alkaloid [CHEBI:22315] (473)   isoquinoline alkaloid [CHEBI:24921] (120)   morphinane alkaloid [CHEBI:25418] (22)   heroin [CHEBI:27808] (1)  carbon group molecular entity [CHEBI:33582] (23847)   organic molecular entity [CHEBI:50860] (23769)   heteroorganic entity [CHEBI:33285] (15197)   organonitrogen compound [CHEBI:35352] (6705)   alkaloid [CHEBI:22315] (473)   isoquinoline alkaloid [CHEBI:24921] (120)   morphinane alkaloid [CHEBI:25418] (22)   heroin [CHEBI:27808] (1) ChEBI Compound Accession Identifier:   [CHEBI:27808] ChEBI Compound Description:   A morphinane alkaloid that is morphine bearing two acetyl substituents on the O-3 and O-6 positions. As with other opioids, heroin is used as both an analgesic and a recreational drug. Frequent and regular administration is associated with tolerance and physical dependence, which may develop into addiction. Its use includes treatment for acute pain, such as in severe physical trauma, myocardial infarction, post-surgical pain, and chronic pain, including end-stage cancer and other terminal illnesses. ChEBI Compound Identification Number:   27808 ChEBI InChI Value:   InChI=1S/C21H23NO5/c1-11(23)25-16-6-4-13-10-15-14-5-7-17(26-12(2)24)20-21(14,8-9-22(15)3)18(13)19(16)27-20/h4-7,14-15,17,20H,8-10H2,1-3H3/t14-,15+,17-,20-,21-/m0/s1 ChEBI InChIKey Value:   GVGLGOZIDCSQPN-PVHGPHFFSA-N ChEBI Compound Name:   heroin ChEBI SMILES Value:   [H][C@]12C=C[C@H](OC(C)=O)[C@@H]3Oc4c(OC(C)=O)ccc5C[C@H]1N(C)CC[C@@]23c45 ChEBI Substance ID:   11533163 ChEBI URL:   ChEBI:27808 ChemSpider ID:   4575379 Ontomatica Chemical Accession Key (OnChAKey):   GVGLGOZIDCSQPN_PVHGPHFFSA_N_000_000000 PubChem Compound ID:   5462328