Levonantradol

Levonantradol
Levonantradol
Systematic (IUPAC) name
[(6S,6aR,9R,10aR)- 9-hydroxy- 6-methyl- 3-[(2R)-5-phenylpentan- 2-yl]oxy- 5,6,6a,7,8,9,10,10a-octahydrophenanthridin- 1-yl] acetate
Clinical data
Pregnancy cat.  ?
Legal status  ?
Identifiers
CAS number 71048-87-8
ATC code None
PubChem CID 5361881
ChemSpider 4514867 YesY
UNII 03S640ADSK YesY
Chemical data
Formula C27H35NO4 
Mol. mass 437.571 g/mol
SMILES eMolecules & PubChem
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Levonantradol (CP 50,556-1) is a synthetic cannabinoid analog of dronabinol (Marinol) developed by Pfizer in the 1980s. It is around 30x more potent than THC, and exhibits antiemetic and analgesic effects via activation of CB1 and CB2 cannabinoid receptors.[1] Levonantradol is not currently used in medicine as dronabinol or nabilone are felt to be more useful for most conditions, however it is widely used in research into the potential therapeutic applications of cannabinoids.[2][3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Little PJ, Compton DR, Johnson MR, Melvin LS, Martin BR. Pharmacology and stereoselectivity of structurally novel cannabinoids in mice. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 1988; 247:1046–1051.
  2. ^ Tramer MR, Carroll D, Campbell FA, Reynolds DJ, Moore RA, McQuay HJ. Cannabinoids for control of chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting: quantitative systematic review. British Medical Journal 2001 Jul 7;323(7303):16-21.
  3. ^ Campbell FA, Tramer MR, Carroll D, Reynolds DJ, Moore RA, McQuay HJ. Are cannabinoids an effective and safe treatment option in the management of pain? A qualitative systematic review. British Medical Journal. 2001 Jul 7;323(7303):13-6.
  4. ^ Ben Amar M. Cannabinoids in medicine: A review of their therapeutic potential. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 2006 Apr 21;105(1-2):1-25.
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