IBNtxA, or 3-iodobenzoyl naltrexamine, is an atypical
heterodimer of the μ-opioid receptor,[4] rather than at the classical full length form targeted by conventional opioid drugs.[5]
In the Radioligand binding assay it has shown to have affinities of 0.11nM at the MOR, 0.24nM at the DOR and 0.03nM at the KOR and in the Hot- Plate Assay it is shown to be around 20x more potent than morphine. Azido Aryl Analogues of IBNtxA retain significant activity at the MOR.[6]
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