JWH-081
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JWH-081
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Systematic (IUPAC) name | |
4-methoxynaphthalen-1-yl-(1-pentylindol-3-yl)methanone | |
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Formula | C25H25NO2 |
Mol. mass | 371.47 g/mol |
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Legal |
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JWH-081 is an analgesic drug from the aminoalkylindole family, which acts as a cannabinoid agonist at both the CB1 and CB2 receptors.[1] It is fairly selective for the CB1 subtype, with affinity at this subtype approximately 10x the affinity at CB2.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Aung MM, Griffin G, Huffman JW, Wu MJ, Keel C, Yang B, Showalter VM, Abood ME, Martin BR. Influence of the N-1 alkyl chain length of cannabimimetic indoles upon CB1 and CB2 receptor binding. Drug and Alcohol Dependance 2000; 60:133-140.
- ^ Huffman JW, Zengin G, Wu MJ, Lu J, Hynd G, Bushell K, Thompson ALS, Bushell S, Tartal C, Hurst DP, Reggio PH, Selley DE, Cassidy MP, Wiley JL, Martin BR. Structure–activity relationships for 1-alkyl-3-(1-naphthoyl)indoles at the cannabinoid CB1 and CB2 receptors: steric and electronic effects of naphthoyl substituents. New highly selective CB2 receptor agonists. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry. 2005; 13:89-112.
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