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| Formula | C14H18N2O5 |
| Molar mass | 294.307 g·mol−1 |
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Kelatorphan is adrug which acts as a powerful and completeinhibitor of nearly all of theenzymes responsible forcatabolism of theendogenousenkephalins, includingneutral endopeptidase (NEP),dipeptidyl peptidase III (DPP3),aminopeptidase N (APN), andangiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE).[1][2][3] In mice, with the intracerebroventricular co-administration of a 50 μg dose of kelatorphan (this route is necessary because kelatorphan is incapable of crossing theblood-brain-barrier)[4] hence alongsideexogenous[Met]enkephalin (ED50 approximately 10 ng), it potentiated theanalgesic effects of the latter by 50,000 times.[1] Kelatorphan also displayspotentantinociceptive effects alone,[5] and does not depressrespiration, although at high doses it actually increases it.[4]