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Norcodeine solution

1.0 mg/mL in methanol, ampule of 1 mL, certified reference material, Cerilliant®

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C17H19NO3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
285.34
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

certified reference material

form

liquid

feature

Snap-N-Spike®/Snap-N-Shoot®

packaging

ampule of 1 mL

manufacturer/tradename

Cerilliant®

drug control

Narcotic Licence Schedule A (Switzerland); estupefaciente (Spain); Decreto Lei 15/93: Tabela IA (Portugal)

concentration

1.0 mg/mL in methanol

technique(s)

gas chromatography (GC): suitable
liquid chromatography (LC): suitable

application(s)

forensics and toxicology

format

single component solution

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

COc1ccc2C[C@H]3NCC[C@@]45[C@@H](Oc1c24)[C@@H](O)C=C[C@@H]35

InChI

1S/C17H19NO3/c1-20-13-5-2-9-8-11-10-3-4-12(19)16-17(10,6-7-18-11)14(9)15(13)21-16/h2-5,10-12,16,18-19H,6-8H2,1H3/t10-,11+,12-,16-,17-/m0/s1

InChI key

HKOIXWVRNLGFOR-KOFBORESSA-N

General description

Norcodeine is a primary urinary metabolite of codeine. Codeine is an opiate used for its analgesic, antitussive, and sedative properties and is the second-most predominant alkaloid in opium. This certified Snap-N-Spike® Solution is applicable for use in LC/MS or GC/MS applications from urine drug testing and pain prescription monitoring to clinical toxicology and forensic analysis.

Application

  • Pharmacokinetics and nociceptive effects of codeine in horses: A study conducted by Knych HK et al., investigated the pharmacokinetics and the effects on thermal nociception in horses following the administration of codeine. This research provides valuable data for understanding how opioid metabolites like norcodeine behave in non-human subjects, aiding in veterinary pharmacological applications (Knych et al., 2022).
  • Opioid metabolite analysis in forensic toxicology: Jakobsson G and colleagues developed a method using LC-MS/MS to analyze heroin-related compounds, including norcodeine, in postmortem samples. This research is crucial for forensic investigations, providing detailed insights into the metabolite profiles that can assist in the detection and analysis of opioid abuse cases (Jakobsson et al., 2021).
  • Analysis of opioid metabolites in forensic cases: Feliu C et al. presented a technique for quantifying various opioids and their derivatives, such as norcodeine, in whole blood using liquid chromatography-high-resolution mass spectrometry. This method is significant for forensic science, contributing to the accurate assessment of substances involved in fatal cases (Feliu et al., 2020).

Legal Information

CERILLIANT is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Snap-N-Shoot is a registered trademark of Cerilliant Corporation
Snap-N-Spike is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Flam. Liq. 2 - STOT SE 1

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

49.5 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

9.7 °C - closed cup


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[Morphinan alkaloids present in mammal].
Y M Ning et al.
Sheng li ke xue jin zhan [Progress in physiology], 21(4), 329-332 (1990-10-01)
Z R Chen et al.
Journal of chromatography, 491(2), 367-378 (1989-07-21)
A novel high-performance liquid chromatographic method for the determination of codeine, norcodeine and morphine in plasma and urine has been developed. The compounds were separated on a cyano column (15 cm x 4.6 mm, 5 microns particle size) using a
J O Svensson et al.
Journal of chromatography. B, Biomedical applications, 674(1), 49-55 (1995-12-01)
A reversed-phase ion-pair high-performance liquid chromatographic method for the simultaneous determination of codeine and seven metabolites is described. The samples are purified by reversed-phase solid-phase extraction. Codeine, norcodeine, codeine-6-glucuronide, norcodeine-6-glucuronide and morphine-3-glucuronide are measured with UV detection. Detection limits are
K Oguri et al.
Xenobiotica; the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems, 20(7), 683-688 (1990-07-01)
1. Metabolites of codeine were determined by use of h.p.l.c. in urine of male mice, rats, guinea pigs and rabbits injected with 10 mg codeine/kg subcutaneously. 2. In 24 h urines of these species, unchanged codeine, codeine glucuronide, free morphine
Edward J Cone et al.
Forensic science international, 198(1-3), 58-61 (2009-12-29)
Urine drug testing of pain patients provides objective information to health specialists regarding patient compliance, diversion, and concurrent illicit drug use. Interpretation of urine test results for semi-synthetic opiates can be difficult because of complex biotransformations of parent drug to

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