Chemistry:Thiorphan

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Short description: Chemical compound
Thiorphan
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FormulaC12H15NO3S
Molar mass253.32 g·mol−1
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ChiralityRacemic mixture
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Thiorphan is the active metabolite of the antidiarrheal racecadotril (acetorphan).[1] It prevents the degradation of endogenous enkephalins by acting as an enkephalinase inhibitor.[1][2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "In vivo 'enkephalinase' inhibition by acetorphan in human plasma and CSF". European Journal of Pharmacology 125 (1): 147–50. June 1986. doi:10.1016/0014-2999(86)90094-4. PMID 3015640. 
  2. "Racecadotril". Drugs 59 (4): 829–35; discussion 836–7. April 2000. doi:10.2165/00003495-200059040-00010. PMID 10804038.