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Opioid vs Protopine - What's the difference?

opioid | protopine |

As nouns the difference between opioid and protopine

is that opioid is a substance that is like opium while protopine is a benzylisoquinoline alkaloid occurring in plants of the Papaveraceae family that acts as an opioid analgesic.

opioid

English

(wikipedia opioid)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A substance that is like opium.
  • (physiology) Any of the natural substances, such as an endorphin, released in the body in response to pain.
  • (pharmacology) Any of a group of synthetic compounds that exhibit similarities to the opium alkaloids that occur in nature.

    • Hyponyms

    * opiate

    protopine

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun) (wikipedia protopine)
  • (biochemistry) A benzylisoquinoline alkaloid occurring in plants of the Papaveraceae family that acts as an opioid analgesic.