Hydromorphone (Dilaudid)

Form a 3D molecular structure model of the opiolid drug Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) out of Genuine Molymod Atoms & Bonds by Indigo Instruments

Hydromorphone, is a synthetic opioid drug & extremely powerful analgesic derived from morphine & is frequently used in treating pain caused by cancer. It acts mainly on μ (mu) opioid receptors to relieve pain with reduced unwanted side effects, such as constipation, nausea, and respiratory depression.

Hydromorphone is considered a morphinan alkaloid derivative. Its chemical structure, in the simplest sense is a hydrogenated ketone of morphine and is an organic heteropentacyclic. The modification of the hydroxyl group in the carbon 6 location to a carbonyl and the hydrogenation of the double bond between the carbon 7 and 8 converts the morphine structure into that of hydromorphone. It is alsolo categorized under the family of phenanthrenes 9a heteropentacyclics.

A molecular model of Hydromorphone in the Molymod Hybrid Dome style uses the atoms & bonds in the parts list below. Our free 3D Molecular Model Builder shows other styles & allows for image rotation as an assembly guide.