Thiorphan

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Thiorphan
Clinical data
ATC code
  • none
Identifiers
  • (±)-2-[(2-benzyl-3-sulfanyl-propanoyl)amino]acetic acid
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ChiralityRacemic mixture
  • C1=CC=C(C=C1)CC(CS)C(=O)NCC(=O)O
  • InChI=1S/C12H15NO3S/c14-11(15)7-13-12(16)10(8-17)6-9-4-2-1-3-5-9/h1-5,10,17H,6-8H2,(H,13,16)(H,14,15) checkY
  • Key:LJJKNPQAGWVLDQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
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Thiorphan is the active

endogenous enkephalins by acting as an enkephalinase inhibitor.[1][2]

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