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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
14
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-7-7
pubmed:abstractText
Structure-activity relationship studies have established that the aliphatic side chain plays a pivotal role in determining the cannabinergic potency of tricyclic classical cannabinoids. We have now synthesized a series of analogues in which a variety of adamantyl substituents were introduced at the C3 position of Delta(8)-THC. Our lead compound, (-)-3-(1-adamantyl)-Delta(8)-tetrahydrocannabinol (1a, AM411), was found to have robust affinity and selectivity for the CB1 receptor as well as high in vivo potency. The X-ray crystal structure of 1a was determined. Exploration of the side chain conformational space using molecular modeling approaches has allowed us to develop cannabinoid side chain pharmacophore models for the CB1 and CB2 receptors. Our results suggest that although a bulky group at the C3 position of classical cannabinoids could be tolerated by both CB1 and CB2 binding sites, the relative orientation of that group with respect to the tricyclic component can lead to receptor subtype selectivity.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0022-2623
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
14
pubmed:volume
48
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
4576-85
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15999995-Adamantane, pubmed-meshheading:15999995-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15999995-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:15999995-Computer Simulation, pubmed-meshheading:15999995-Crystallography, X-Ray, pubmed-meshheading:15999995-Discrimination Learning, pubmed-meshheading:15999995-Ligands, pubmed-meshheading:15999995-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15999995-Models, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:15999995-Molecular Conformation, pubmed-meshheading:15999995-Protein Conformation, pubmed-meshheading:15999995-Radioligand Assay, pubmed-meshheading:15999995-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:15999995-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:15999995-Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1, pubmed-meshheading:15999995-Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB2, pubmed-meshheading:15999995-Structure-Activity Relationship, pubmed-meshheading:15999995-Tetrahydrocannabinol
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Adamantyl cannabinoids: a novel class of cannabinergic ligands.
pubmed:affiliation
Center for Drug Discovery, Northeastern University, 116 Mugar Life Sciences Building, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural