Norcocaine
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- Not to be confused with "NocaineNocaine-CPCA is a stimulant drug similar in structure to RTI-31, but lacking the two-carbon bridge of the tropane skeleton This compound was first developed as a substitute agent for cocaine.Since this time a large number of substituted phenylpiperidine derivatives have been discovered, hybridizing the...
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Norcocaine is a minor metabolite
Metabolite
Metabolites are the intermediates and products of metabolism. The term metabolite is usually restricted to small molecules. A primary metabolite is directly involved in normal growth, development, and reproduction. Alcohol is an example of a primary metabolite produced in large-scale by industrial...
of cocaine
Cocaine
Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from "coca" in addition to the alkaloid suffix -ine, forming cocaine. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system, an appetite suppressant, and a topical anesthetic...
. It is the only confirmed pharmacologically active metabolite of cocaine, although salicylmethylecgonine
Salicylmethylecgonine
Salicylmethylecgonine, is a tropane derivative drug which is both a synthetic analogue and a possible active metabolite of cocaine...
is also speculated to be an active metabolite.