Dextrorphan

Synonyms

(+-)-17-Methylmorphinan-3-ol

Morphinan-3-ol, 17-methyl-, (9alpha,13alpha,14alpha)-

Dextro form of levorphanol. It acts as a noncompetitive NMDA receptor antagonist, among other effects, and has been proposed as a neuroprotective agent. It is also a metabolite of DEXTROMETHORPHAN.