title: Flupirtine--a new centrally acting analgesic with unique chemical structure.
abstract: Flupirtine has a different structure from existing analgesics. Based on 3-dimensional structure data and molecular graphics experiments we can predict that flupirtine will not bind to opiate receptors because of structural differences from those of morphine.
authors.affiliation: Homburg Degussa Pharma Gruppe, Frankfurt 1, FRG.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Engel
mesh_terms: D000631:Aminopyridines; D000700:Analgesics; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D003196:Computer Graphics; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009020:Morphine
chemical_list: D000631:Aminopyridines; D000700:Analgesics; D009020:Morphine; C034161:flupirtine