Norketamine

Norketamine, or N-desmethylketamine, is the major active metabolite of ketamine, which is formed mainly by CYP3A4. Similarly to ketamine, norketamine acts as a noncompetitive NMDA receptor antagonist, but is about 3–5 times less potent as an anesthetic in comparison.

Norketamine
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Identifiers
  • 2-Amino-2-(2-chlorophenyl)cyclohexan-1-one
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC12H14ClNO
Molar mass223.70 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • C1CCC(C(=O)C1)(C2=CC=CC=C2Cl)N
  • InChI=1S/C12H14ClNO/c13-10-6-2-1-5-9(10)12(14)8-4-3-7-11(12)15/h1-2,5-6H,3-4,7-8,14H2
  • Key:BEQZHFIKTBVCAU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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