Question

It 1. Morphine (below) is a natural product isolated from interacts with the μ Opioid receptor MOR in the central nervous system as an agonist. What does it mean to be an agonist? 2. Morphine can be converted to Heroin (below) by treatment with X - put the reagent in the box below но CH3 CH3 но heroin morphine Heroin is a pro-drug of morphine, which is more rapidly taken up into the brain than morphine, but once inside of the brain converts to morphine due to esterase enzymes. 3. Provide the mechanism for the conversion of heroin to morphine below using hydroxide. You only need to show the mechanism for the hydrolysis of one of the esters. но NaOH H3C heroin morphine

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