DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROCHLORIDE
\dˈɛkstɹə͡ʊmθˌɔːfən hˈa͡ɪdɹəklˌɔːɹa͡ɪd], \dˈɛkstɹəʊmθˌɔːfən hˈaɪdɹəklˌɔːɹaɪd], \d_ˈɛ_k_s_t_ɹ_əʊ_m_θ_ˌɔː_f_ə_n h_ˈaɪ_d_ɹ_ə_k_l_ˌɔː_ɹ_aɪ_d]\
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The d-isomer of the codeine analog of LEVORPHANOL. Dextromethorphan shows high affinity binding to several regions of the brain, including the medullary cough center. This compound is a NMDA receptor antagonist (RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE) and acts as a non-competitive channel blocker. It is used widely as an antitussive agent, and is also used to study the involvement of glutamate receptors in neurotoxicity.
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).