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| Formula | C12H12ClNO |
| Molar mass | 221.68 g·mol−1 |
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Dehydronorketamine (DHNK), or5,6-dehydronorketamine, is a minormetabolite ofketamine which is formed bydehydrogenation of its metabolitenorketamine.[1][2] Though originally considered to be inactive,[1][2][3] DHNK has been found to act as a potent and selectivenegative allosteric modulator of theα7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (IC50 = 55 nM).[4][5] For this reason, similarly tohydroxynorketamine (HNK), it has been hypothesized that DHNK may have the capacity to produce rapidantidepressant effects.[6] However, unlike ketamine, norketamine, and HNK, DHNK has been found to be inactive in theforced swim test (FST) in mice at doses up to 50 mg/kg.[7] DHNK is inactive at theα3β4-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (IC50 > 100 μM) and is only very weakly active at theNMDA receptor (Ki = 38.95 μM for (S)-(+)-DHNK).[4] It can be detected 7–10 days after a modest dose of ketamine, and because of this, is useful indrug detection assays.[8]
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