β-Funaltrexamine (β-FNA) is an irreversible (covalently bonding) opioid antagonist that was used to create the first crystal structure of the μ-opioid receptor.[1] Chemically, it is a naltrexone derivative with a methyl-fumaramide group in the 6-position.

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  1. ^ Manglik A, Kruse AC, Kobilka TS, Thian FS, Mathiesen JM, Sunahara RK, et al. (March 2012). "Crystal structure of the µ-opioid receptor bound to a morphinan antagonist". Nature. 485 (7398): 321–6. Bibcode:2012Natur.485..321M. doi:10.1038/nature10954. PMC 3523197. PMID 22437502.