Chlornaltrexamine is an irreversible mixed agonist–antagonist for μ-opioid receptors which forms a covalent bond to the active site. It is twenty-two times more potent than morphine. Its alkylating group is a bis(chloroalkyl)amino-residue similar to that of the nitrogen mustards.
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