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ArticleArchives of toxicology2026

Human metabolism and pharmacological profiling of protonitazepyne and metonitazepyne, two highly potent nitazenes: prediction of main metabolite activity based on µ-opioid receptor docking simulations.

Diletta Berardinelli, Omayema Taoussi, Duygu Yeşim Ovat, Simona Pichini, Benedikt Pulver, Volker Auwärter, Francesco Paolo Busardò, Giuseppe Basile, Emiliano Laudadio, Jeremy Carlier

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Article in Archives of toxicology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. 5-Methyl etodesnitazene human metabolism: LC-ESIAnalytical and bioanalytical chemistry · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Diletta BerardinelliDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Marche Polytechnic University, Via Tronto 10/a, 60126, Ancona, AN, Italy.ORCID 0009-0001-3005-5825
Omayema TaoussiDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Marche Polytechnic University, Via Tronto 10/a, 60126, Ancona, AN, Italy.ORCID 0009-0008-0633-2117
Duygu Yeşim OvatToxicology and Pharmaceutical Science, Institute On Drug Abuse, Ege University, Izmir, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0003-1310-0118
Simona PichiniNational Centre On Addiction and Doping, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6347-0750
Benedikt PulverForensic Toxicology, Institute for Legal Medicine, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7772-2111
Volker AuwärterForensic Toxicology, Institute for Legal Medicine, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1883-2804
Francesco Paolo BusardòDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Marche Polytechnic University, Via Tronto 10/a, 60126, Ancona, AN, Italy. p.busardo@staff.univpm.it.ORCID 0000-0002-3082-4532
Giuseppe BasileDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Marche Polytechnic University, Via Tronto 10/a, 60126, Ancona, AN, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9602-4223
Emiliano Laudadio *Department of Science and Engineering of Matter, Environment and Urban Planning, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8053-6539
Jeremy Carlier *Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Marche Polytechnic University, Via Tronto 10/a, 60126, Ancona, AN, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3332-9518

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nitazenes have recently surfaced the illicit opioid market, causing numerous intoxications and fatalities. N-Pyrrolidino derivatives, protonitazepyne and metonitazepyne, have circulated since 2023 and have been involved in overdose intoxications. Their pharmacological properties remain largely unknown. However, pharmacokinetic/dynamic data are crucial for clinicians and toxicologists to manage intoxications and interpret legal cases. Protonitazepyne and metonitazepyne metabolism was assessed using human hepatocyte incubations and blood/urine from an intoxication case; samples were analyzed with liquid chromatography-high-resolution mass spectrometry and software-aided data mining. µ-(MOR), κ-(KOR), and δ-(DOR) opioid receptor activation was assessed using a GTP G

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Analgesics, OpioidPyrrolidinesReceptors, Opioid, muHepatocytesHumansMolecular Docking SimulationAnalgesics, OpioidPyrrolidinesReceptors, Opioid, muMetabolismMolecular dynamicsNovel psychoactive substancesOpioidsPharmacodynamicsPharmacokineticsToxicology

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PMID41168532
PMCPMC12886327

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