Benzoylecgonine

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File:Ecgonine benzoate.jpg Ecgonine benzoate
IUPAC name: 3-benzoyloxy-8-methyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octane-4-carboxylic acid
CAS number 519-09-5	ATC code  ?
Chemical formula	C16H19NO4
Molecular weight	289.326 g/mol
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Legal status	DEA Schedule II
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Benzoylecgonine is the major metabolite of cocaine. It is formed by hydrolysis of cocaine in the liver, catalysed by carboxylesterases. It is found only in urine after being produced in the liver, the only known place it can be created.

See Also

• Methylecgonine cinnamate
• Truxilline
• Hydroxytropacocaine
• Tropacocaine
• Ecgonine
• Cuscohygrine
• Dihydrocuscohygrine
• Hygrine

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References

• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Benzoylecgonine" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzoylecgonine, used under the GNU Free Documentation License