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Roy N, Das R, Paira R, Paira P. Different routes for the construction of biologically active diversely functionalized bicyclo[3.3.1]nonanes: an exploration of new perspectives for anticancer chemotherapeutics. RSC Adv 2023; 13:22389-22480. [PMID: 37501776 PMCID: PMC10369265 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra02003g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023] Open
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Cancer is the second most high-morbidity disease throughout the world. From ancient days, natural products have been known to possess several biological activities, and research on natural products is one of the most enticing areas where scientists are engrossed in the extraction of valuable compounds from various plants to isolate many life-saving medicines, along with their other applications. It has been noticed that the bicyclo[3.3.1]nonane moiety is predominant in most biologically active natural products owing to its exceptional characteristics compared to others. Many derivatives of bicyclo[3.3.1]nonane are attractive to researchers for use in asymmetric catalysis or as potent anticancer entities along with their successful applications as ion receptors, metallocycles, and molecular tweezers. Therefore, this review article discusses several miscellaneous synthetic routes for the construction of bicyclo[3.3.1]nonanes and their heteroanalogues in association with the delineation of their anticancer activities with few selective compounds.
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- Nilmadhab Roy
- Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology Vellore 632014 Tamilnadu India
- Department of Chemistry, Maharaja Manindra Chandra College 20 Ramkanto Bose Street Kolkata 700 003 India
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology Vellore 632014 Tamilnadu India
- Department of Chemistry, Maharaja Manindra Chandra College 20 Ramkanto Bose Street Kolkata 700 003 India
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology Vellore 632014 Tamilnadu India
- Department of Chemistry, Maharaja Manindra Chandra College 20 Ramkanto Bose Street Kolkata 700 003 India
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology Vellore 632014 Tamilnadu India
- Department of Chemistry, Maharaja Manindra Chandra College 20 Ramkanto Bose Street Kolkata 700 003 India
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Ivleva EA, Klepikov VV, Khatmullina YE, Rybakov VB, Klimochkin YN. Synthesis of 2-Oxaadamantane Derivatives. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2022. [PMCID: PMC8887650 DOI: 10.1134/s1070428022010043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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1,3-Dichloroadamantanes in fuming nitric acid were converted to mixtures of 2-oxaadamantane derivatives whose structure was determined by two-dimensional NMR methods and X-ray analysis. The resulting compounds can be used in the design of highly complex molecules as subjects for studying biological activity.
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- E. A. Ivleva
- Samara State Technical University, 443100 Samara, Russia
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- Samara State Technical University, 443100 Samara, Russia
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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Ho TC, Tius MA, Nikas SP, Tran NK, Tong F, Zhou H, Zvonok N, Makriyannis A. Oxa-adamantyl cannabinoids. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2021; 38:127882. [PMID: 33636308 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2021.127882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Revised: 01/01/2021] [Accepted: 02/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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As a continuation of earlier work on classical cannabinoids bearing bulky side chains we report here the design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of 3'-functionalized oxa-adamantyl cannabinoids as a novel class of cannabinergic ligands. Key synthetic steps involve nucleophilic addition/transannular cyclization of aryllithium to epoxyketone in the presence of cerium chloride and stereoselective construction of the tricyclic cannabinoid nucleus. The synthesis of the oxa-adamantyl cannabinoids is convenient, and amenable to scale up allowing the preparation of these analogs in sufficient quantities for detailed in vitro evaluation. The novel oxa-adamantyl cannabinoids reported here were found to be high affinity ligands for the CB1 and CB2 cannabinoid receptors. In the cyclase assay these compounds were found to behave as potent and efficacious CB1 receptor agonists. Isothiocyanate analog AM10504 is capable of irreversibly labeling both the CB1 and CB2 receptors.
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- Thanh C Ho
- Department of Chemistry, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2545 The Mall, Honolulu, HI 96822, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2545 The Mall, Honolulu, HI 96822, United States.
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, United States
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, United States
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, United States
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, United States
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, United States
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, United States.
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Zhou JS, Huang X, Teng S, Chi YR. Nickel-catalyzed Heck reaction of cycloalkenes using aryl sulfonates and pivalates. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:3933-3936. [PMID: 33871493 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc00634g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Nickel-catalyzed Heck reaction of cycloalkenes delivers unusual conjugated arylated isomers. Nickel(0) catalysts ligated by chelating dialkylphosphines effectively activate not only aryl triflates as electrophiles, but also less reactive aryl mesylates, tosylates and pivalates. The omission of bases allows nickel hydride species to exist long enough to perform in situ olefin isomerization of initial Heck adducts.
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- Jianrong Steve Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, Key Laboratory of Chemical Genomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Room F312, 2199 Lishui Road, Nanshan, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371, Singapore
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- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371, Singapore
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- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371, Singapore
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Sarott RC, Viray AEG, Pfaff P, Sadybekov A, Rajic G, Katritch V, Carreira EM, Frank JA. Optical Control of Cannabinoid Receptor 2-Mediated Ca2+ Release Enabled by Synthesis of Photoswitchable Probes. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:736-743. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c08926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Roman C. Sarott
- Laboratorium für Organische Chemie, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Vollum Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, Oregon 97239-3098, United States
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- Laboratorium für Organische Chemie, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Quantitative and Computational Biology and Department of Chemistry, Bridge Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Vollum Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, Oregon 97239-3098, United States
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- Department of Quantitative and Computational Biology and Department of Chemistry, Bridge Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Laboratorium für Organische Chemie, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Vollum Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, Oregon 97239-3098, United States
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Honrao C, Ma X, Kulkarni S, Joshi V, Malamas M, Zvonok A, Wood J, Kautz RA, Strand D, Guo JJ, Makriyannis A. Metabolic Profiling of a CB2 Agonist, AM9338, Using LC-MS and Microcoil-NMR: Identification of a Novel Dihydroxy Adamantyl Metabolite. Front Pharmacol 2020; 11:575691. [PMID: 33101030 PMCID: PMC7556269 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.575691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Accepted: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Adamantyl groups are key structural subunit commonly used in many marketed drugs targeting diseases ranging from viral infections to neurological disorders. The metabolic disposition of adamantyl compounds has been mostly studied using LC-MS based approaches. However, metabolite quantities isolated from biological preparations are often insufficient for unambiguous structural characterization by NMR. In this work, we utilized microcoil NMR in conjunction with LC-MS to characterize liver microsomal metabolites of an adamantyl based CB2 agonist AM9338, 1-(3-(1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl) propyl)-N-(adamantan-1-yl)-1H-indazole-3-carboxamide, a candidate compound for potential multiple sclerosis treatment. We have identified a total of 9 oxidative metabolites of AM9338 whereas mono- or di-hydroxylation of the adamantyl moiety is the primary metabolic pathway. While it is generally believed that the tertiary adamantyl carbons are the preferred sites of CYP450 oxidation, both the mono- and di-hydroxyl metabolites of AM9338 show that the primary oxidative sites are located on the secondary adamantyl carbons. To our knowledge this di-hydroxylated metabolite is a novel adamantyl metabolite that has not been reported before. Further, the stereochemistry of both mono- and di-hydroxyl adamantyl metabolites has been determined using NOE correlations. Furthermore, docking of AM9338 into the CYP3A4 metabolic enzyme corroborates with our experimental findings, and the modelling results also provide a possible mechanism for the unusual susceptibility of adamantyl secondary carbons to metabolic oxidations. The novel dihydroxylated AM9338 metabolite identified in this study, along with the previously known adamantyl metabolites, gives a more complete picture of the metabolic disposition for adamantyl compounds.
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- Chandrashekhar Honrao
- Center for Drug Discovery and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States
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- Center for Drug Discovery and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States
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- Center for Drug Discovery and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States
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- Center for Drug Discovery and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States
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- Center for Drug Discovery and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States
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- Center for Drug Discovery and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States
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- Barnett Institute for Chemical and Biological Analysis, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States
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- Center for Drug Discovery and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States
- Protasis Corporation, Seabrook, NH, United States
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- Center for Drug Discovery and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States
- Barnett Institute for Chemical and Biological Analysis, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States
- *Correspondence: Jason J. Guo, ; Alexandros Makriyannis,
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- Center for Drug Discovery and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States
- MAK Scientific LLC, Burlington, MA, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States
- *Correspondence: Jason J. Guo, ; Alexandros Makriyannis,
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Navaratne PV, Wilkerson JL, Ranasinghe KD, Semenova E, Felix JS, Ghiviriga I, Roitberg A, McMahon LR, Grenning AJ. Axially Chiral Cannabinols: A New Platform for Cannabinoid‐Inspired Drug Discovery. ChemMedChem 2020; 15:728-732. [PMID: 32061146 PMCID: PMC10173896 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202000025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Phytocannabinoids (and synthetic analogs thereof) are gaining significant attention as promising leads in modern medicine. Considering this, new directions for the design of phytocannabinoid-inspired molecules is of immediate interest. In this regard, we have hypothesized that axially-chiral-cannabinols (ax-CBNs), unnatural and unknown isomers of cannabinol (CBN) may be valuable scaffolds for cannabinoid-inspired drug discovery. There are two main factors directing our interest to these scaffolds: (a) ax-CBNs would have ground-state three-dimensionality; ligand-receptor interactions can be more significant with complimentary 3D-topology, and (b) ax-CBNs at their core structure are biaryl molecules, generally attractive platforms for pharmaceutical development due to their ease of functionalization and stability. Herein we report a synthesis of ax-CBNs, examine physical properties experimentally and computationally, and perform a comparative analysis of ax-CBN and THC in mice behavioral studies.
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- Department of PharmacodynamicsUniversity of Florida Gainesville FL 32611 USA
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Florida Gainesville FL 32611 USA
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- Department of PharmacodynamicsUniversity of Florida Gainesville FL 32611 USA
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Florida Gainesville FL 32611 USA
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Florida Gainesville FL 32611 USA
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- Department of PharmacodynamicsUniversity of Florida Gainesville FL 32611 USA
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Gong X, Sun C, Abame MA, Shi W, Xie Y, Xu W, Zhu F, Zhang Y, Shen J, Aisa HA. Synthesis of CBD and Its Derivatives Bearing Various C4′-Side Chains with a Late-Stage Diversification Method. J Org Chem 2019; 85:2704-2715. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b02880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Xudong Gong
- The Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Chemistry in Arid Regions and Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Indigenous Medicinal Plants Resource Utilization, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, South Beijing Road 40-1, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830011, People’s Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, People’s Republic of China
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- Topharman Shanghai Co., Ltd., Building 1, No. 388 Jialilue Road, Zhangjiang Hitech Park, Shanghai 201209, People’s Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, People’s Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, People’s Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, People’s Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, People’s Republic of China
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- Topharman Shanghai Co., Ltd., Building 1, No. 388 Jialilue Road, Zhangjiang Hitech Park, Shanghai 201209, People’s Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, People’s Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, People’s Republic of China
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- The Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Chemistry in Arid Regions and Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Indigenous Medicinal Plants Resource Utilization, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, South Beijing Road 40-1, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830011, People’s Republic of China
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Hoffmann G, Daniliuc CG, Studer A. Synthesis of Para (−)-Δ8-THC Triflate as a Building Block for the Preparation of THC Derivatives Bearing Different Side Chains. Org Lett 2018; 21:563-566. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b03907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Grete Hoffmann
- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 40, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 40, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 40, 48149 Münster, Germany
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Wu J, Leas DA, Dong Y, Wang X, Ezell EL, Stack DE, Vennerstrom JL. Synthesis of 2-Azaadamantan-6-one: A Missing Isomer. ACS OMEGA 2018; 3:11362-11367. [PMID: 30288462 PMCID: PMC6166225 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b01819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2018] [Accepted: 09/10/2018] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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2-Azaadamantan-6-one and its Boc and ethylene ketal derivatives were synthesized from 9-oxo endo-bicyclo[3.3.1]non-6-ene-3-carboxylic acid. Similarly, the Cbz, Boc, and ethylene ketal derivatives of 2-azaadamantan-4-one were synthesized from endo-bicyclo[3.3.1]non-6-ene-3-carboxylic acid. Key steps were Curtius rearrangements to form benzyl carbamates, followed by spontaneous intramolecular attack of the carbamate nitrogen on transient bromonium ion or epoxide intermediates to effect ring closure to azaadamantane intermediates. The reaction sequence leading to 2-azaadamantan-6-one is consistent with the formation of a transient tetracyclic keto aziridine intermediate.
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- Jianbo Wu
- College
of Pharmacy and Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198, United States
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- College
of Pharmacy and Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198, United States
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- College
of Pharmacy and Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198, United States
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- College
of Pharmacy and Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198, United States
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- College
of Pharmacy and Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Nebraska at
Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska 68182, United States
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- College
of Pharmacy and Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198, United States
- E-mail: (J.L.V.)
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Ho TC, Shimada N, Tius MA, Nikas SP, Zhang W, Makriyannis A. C1'-Azacycloalkyl Hexahydrocannabinols. J Org Chem 2017; 82:7839-7849. [PMID: 28677397 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b00988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We report the design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of a novel class of cannabinergic ligands, namely C1'-azacycloalkyl hexahydrocannabinols. Our synthetic approaches utilize an advanced common chiral intermediate triflate from which all analogues could be derived. Key synthetic steps involve microwave-assisted Liebeskind-Srogl C-C cross-coupling and palladium-catalyzed decarboxylative coupling reactions. The C1'-N-methylazetidinyl and C1'-N-methylpyrrolidinyl analogues were found to be high affinity ligands for the CB1 and CB2 cannabinoid receptors.
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- Thanh C Ho
- Department of Chemistry, University of Hawaii at Manoa , 2545 The Mall, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Hawaii at Manoa , 2545 The Mall, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Hawaii at Manoa , 2545 The Mall, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, United States
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- Center for Drug Discovery and Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University , 360 Huntington Avenue, 116 Mugar Hall, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Center for Drug Discovery and Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University , 360 Huntington Avenue, 116 Mugar Hall, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Center for Drug Discovery and Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University , 360 Huntington Avenue, 116 Mugar Hall, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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Kulkarni AR, Garai S, Janero DR, Thakur GA. Design and Synthesis of Cannabinoid 1 Receptor (CB1R) Allosteric Modulators: Drug Discovery Applications. Methods Enzymol 2017; 593:281-315. [PMID: 28750808 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2017.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
Also expressed in various peripheral tissues, the type-1 cannabinoid receptor (CB1R) is the predominant G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) in brain, where it is responsible for retrograde control of neurotransmitter release. Cellular signaling mediated by CB1R is involved in numerous physiological processes, and pharmacological CB1R modulation is considered a tenable therapeutic approach for diseases ranging from substance-use disorders and glaucoma to metabolic syndrome. Despite the design and synthesis of a variety of bioactive small molecules targeted to the CB1R orthosteric ligand-binding site, the potential of CB1R as a therapeutic GPCR has been largely unrealized due to adverse events associated with typical orthosteric CB1R agonists and antagonists/inverse agonists. Modulation of CB1R-mediated signal transmission by targeting alternative allosteric ligand-binding site(s) on the receptor has garnered interest as a potentially safer and more effective therapeutic modality. This chapter highlights the design and synthesis of novel, pharmacologically active CB1R allosteric modulators and emphasizes how their molecular properties and the positive and negative allosteric control they exert can lead to improved CB1R-targeted pharmacotherapeutics, as well as designer covalent probes that can be used to map CB1R allosteric binding domains and inform structure-based drug design.
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- Abhijit R Kulkarni
- School of Pharmacy, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States
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- School of Pharmacy, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States
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- School of Pharmacy, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States; Center for Drug Discovery, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States; College of Science, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States; Health Sciences Entrepreneurs, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States
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- School of Pharmacy, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States.
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Laprairie RB, Kulkarni PM, Deschamps JR, Kelly MEM, Janero DR, Cascio MG, Stevenson LA, Pertwee RG, Kenakin TP, Denovan-Wright EM, Thakur GA. Enantiospecific Allosteric Modulation of Cannabinoid 1 Receptor. ACS Chem Neurosci 2017; 8:1188-1203. [PMID: 28103441 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.6b00310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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The cannabinoid 1 receptor (CB1R) is one of the most widely expressed metabotropic G protein-coupled receptors in brain, and its participation in various (patho)physiological processes has made CB1R activation a viable therapeutic modality. Adverse psychotropic effects limit the clinical utility of CB1R orthosteric agonists and have promoted the search for CB1R positive allosteric modulators (PAMs) with the promise of improved drug-like pharmacology and enhanced safety over typical CB1R agonists. In this study, we describe the synthesis and in vitro and ex vivo pharmacology of the novel allosteric CB1R modulator GAT211 (racemic) and its resolved enantiomers, GAT228 (R) and GAT229 (S). GAT211 engages CB1R allosteric site(s), enhances the binding of the orthosteric full agonist [3H]CP55,490, and reduces the binding of the orthosteric antagonist/inverse agonist [3H]SR141716A. GAT211 displayed both PAM and agonist activity in HEK293A and Neuro2a cells expressing human recombinant CB1R (hCB1R) and in mouse-brain membranes rich in native CB1R. GAT211 also exhibited a strong PAM effect in isolated vas deferens endogenously expressing CB1R. Each resolved and crystallized GAT211 enantiomer showed a markedly distinctive pharmacology as a CB1R allosteric modulator. In all biological systems examined, GAT211's allosteric agonist activity resided with the R-(+)-enantiomer (GAT228), whereas its PAM activity resided with the S-(-)-enantiomer (GAT229), which lacked intrinsic activity. These results constitute the first demonstration of enantiomer-selective CB1R positive allosteric modulation and set a precedent whereby enantiomeric resolution can decisively define the molecular pharmacology of a CB1R allosteric ligand.
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- Department
of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Bouvé College
of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Naval Research Laboratory, Code 6930, 4555 Overlook Avenue, Washington, D.C. 20375, United States
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- Center
for Drug Discovery; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School
of Pharmacy, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, College of Science, and Health Sciences Entrepreneurs; Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- School
of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, Institute of Medical
Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, Scotland, U.K
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- School
of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, Institute of Medical
Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, Scotland, U.K
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- School
of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, Institute of Medical
Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, Scotland, U.K
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- Department
of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel
Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department
of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Bouvé College
of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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Kulkarni S, Nikas SP, Sharma R, Jiang S, Paronis CA, Leonard MZ, Zhang B, Honrao C, Mallipeddi S, Raghav JG, Benchama O, Jarbe TUC, Bergman J, Makriyannis A. Novel C-Ring-Hydroxy-Substituted Controlled Deactivation Cannabinergic Analogues. J Med Chem 2016; 59:6903-19. [PMID: 27367336 PMCID: PMC5532543 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b00717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In pursuit of safer controlled-deactivation cannabinoids with high potency and short duration of action, we report the design, synthesis, and pharmacological evaluation of novel C9- and C11-hydroxy-substituted hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) analogues in which a seven atom long side chain, with or without 1'-substituents, carries a metabolically labile 2',3'-ester group. Importantly, in vivo studies validated our controlled deactivation approach in rodents and non-human primates. The lead molecule identified here, namely, butyl-2-[(6aR,9R,10aR)-1-hydroxy-9-(hydroxymethyl)-6,6-dimethyl-6a,7,8,9,10,10a-hexahydro-6H-benzo[c]chromen-3-yl]-2-methylpropanoate (AM7499), was found to exhibit remarkably high in vitro and in vivo potency with shorter duration of action than the currently existing classical cannabinoid agonists.
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- Shashank Kulkarni
- Center for Drug Discovery, Department of Chemistry and
Chemical Biology, and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern
University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Department of Chemistry and
Chemical Biology, and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern
University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Department of Chemistry and
Chemical Biology, and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern
University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Department of Chemistry and
Chemical Biology, and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern
University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Department of Chemistry and
Chemical Biology, and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern
University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
- McLean Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Belmont,
Massachusetts 02478, United States
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- McLean Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Belmont,
Massachusetts 02478, United States
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Department of Chemistry and
Chemical Biology, and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern
University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Department of Chemistry and
Chemical Biology, and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern
University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Department of Chemistry and
Chemical Biology, and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern
University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Department of Chemistry and
Chemical Biology, and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern
University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Department of Chemistry and
Chemical Biology, and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern
University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Department of Chemistry and
Chemical Biology, and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern
University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- McLean Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Belmont,
Massachusetts 02478, United States
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Department of Chemistry and
Chemical Biology, and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern
University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
- King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 22254, Saudi Arabia
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Laprairie RB, Kulkarni AR, Kulkarni PM, Hurst DP, Lynch D, Reggio PH, Janero DR, Pertwee RG, Stevenson LA, Kelly MEM, Denovan-Wright EM, Thakur GA. Mapping Cannabinoid 1 Receptor Allosteric Site(s): Critical Molecular Determinant and Signaling Profile of GAT100, a Novel, Potent, and Irreversibly Binding Probe. ACS Chem Neurosci 2016; 7:776-98. [PMID: 27046127 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.6b00041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
One of the most abundant G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) in brain, the cannabinoid 1 receptor (CB1R), is a tractable therapeutic target for treating diverse psychobehavioral and somatic disorders. Adverse on-target effects associated with small-molecule CB1R orthosteric agonists and inverse agonists/antagonists have plagued their translational potential. Allosteric CB1R modulators offer a potentially safer modality through which CB1R signaling may be directed for therapeutic benefit. Rational design of candidate, druglike CB1R allosteric modulators requires greater understanding of the architecture of the CB1R allosteric endodomain(s) and the capacity of CB1R allosteric ligands to tune the receptor's information output. We have recently reported the synthesis of a focused library of rationally designed, covalent analogues of Org27569 and PSNCBAM-1, two prototypic CB1R negative allosteric modulators (NAMs). Among the novel, pharmacologically active CB1R NAMs reported, the isothiocyanate GAT100 emerged as the lead by virtue of its exceptional potency in the [(35)S]GTPγS and β-arrestin signaling assays and its ability to label CB1R as a covalent allosteric probe with significantly reduced inverse agonism in the [(35)S]GTPγS assay as compared to Org27569. We report here a comprehensive functional profiling of GAT100 across an array of important downstream cell-signaling pathways and analysis of its potential orthosteric probe-dependence and signaling bias. The results demonstrate that GAT100 is a NAM of the orthosteric CB1R agonist CP55,940 and the endocannabinoids 2-arachidonoylglycerol and anandamide for β-arrestin1 recruitment, PLCβ3 and ERK1/2 phosphorylation, cAMP accumulation, and CB1R internalization in HEK293A cells overexpressing CB1R and in Neuro2a and STHdh(Q7/Q7) cells endogenously expressing CB1R. Distinctively, GAT100 was a more potent and efficacious CB1R NAM than Org27569 and PSNCBAM-1 in all signaling assays and did not exhibit the inverse agonism associated with Org27569 and PSNCBAM-1. Computational docking studies implicate C7.38(382) as a key feature of GAT100 ligand-binding motif. These data help inform the engineering of newer-generation, druggable CB1R allosteric modulators and demonstrate the utility of GAT100 as a covalent probe for mapping structure-function correlates characteristic of the druggable CB1R allosteric space.
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- Center
for Drug Discovery, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina 27402, United States
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- Center
for Drug Discovery, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina 27402, United States
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- Center
for Drug Discovery, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina 27402, United States
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- School of
Medical Sciences, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill,
Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, Scotland
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- School of
Medical Sciences, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill,
Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, Scotland
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Carreras J, Kirillova MS, Echavarren AM. Synthesis of (-)-Cannabimovone and Structural Reassignment of Anhydrocannabimovone through Gold(I)-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:7121-5. [PMID: 27119910 PMCID: PMC5053274 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201601834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
The first total synthesis of cannabimovone from Cannabis sativa and anhydrocannabimovone was achieved by means of a highly stereoselective gold(I)-catalyzed cycloisomerization. The results led to reassignment of the structure of anhydrocannabimovone.
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- Javier Carreras
- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007, Tarragona, Spain.
- Departament de Química Analítica i Química, Orgànica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, C/ Marcel⋅li Domingo s/n, 43007, Tarragona, Spain.
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Järbe TUC, LeMay BJ, Thakur GA, Makriyannis A. A high efficacy cannabinergic ligand (AM4054) used as a discriminative stimulus: Generalization to other adamantyl analogs and Δ(9)-THC in rats. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2016; 148:46-52. [PMID: 27264437 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2016.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2016] [Revised: 05/20/2016] [Accepted: 06/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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In addition to endogenous lipids, the two main cloned receptors (CB1R and CB2R) of the endocannabinoid signaling system (ECS) can be activated (and blocked) by various exogenous ligands. A relatively novel template for CB1R activators contains an adamantyl moiety as a key structural subunit, the first being the cannabinergic AM411. Additional chemical optimization efforts using the classical tricyclic scaffold led to AM4054. Here we explored the in vivo consequences of novel adamantyl analogs in rats trained to recognize the effects of the potent adamantyl cannabinergic AM4054. Rats were trained to discriminate between AM4054 (0.1mg/kg) and vehicle. Three AM4054 analogs and Δ(9)-THC were tested for generalization (substitution) and antagonism was assessed with rimonabant. We found that all cannabinergics resulted in response generalization to the target stimulus AM4054. The order of potency was: AM4054≥AM4083≥AM4050>AM4089>Δ(9)-THC. The CB1R antagonist/inverse agonist rimonabant blocked the discriminative stimulus effects of AM4054. Thus the examined structural modifications affected binding affinities but did not markedly change potencies with the exception of AM4089. In vitro (cAMP assay) functional data have suggested that AM4089 behaves as a partial rather than as a full agonist at CB1R which could explain its lower potency compared to AM4054 (Thakur et al., 2013). The 9β-formyl functionality at C-9 position was identified as an important pharmacophore yielding high in vivo potency. Antagonism by rimonabant suggested CB1R mediation.
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- Torbjörn U C Järbe
- Center for Drug Discovery, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bouvé College of Pharmacy, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bouvé College of Pharmacy, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bouvé College of Pharmacy, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Carreras J, Kirillova MS, Echavarren AM. Synthesis of (−)-Cannabimovone and Structural Reassignment of Anhydrocannabimovone through Gold(I)-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201601834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Javier Carreras
- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ); Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology; Av. Països Catalans 16 43007 Tarragona Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ); Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology; Av. Països Catalans 16 43007 Tarragona Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ); Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology; Av. Països Catalans 16 43007 Tarragona Spain
- Departament de Química Analítica i Química, Orgànica; Universitat Rovira i Virgili; C/ Marcel⋅li Domingo s/n 43007 Tarragona Spain
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Oukoloff K, Chao S, Cieslikiewicz-Bouet M, Mougeot R, Jean L, Renard PY. Improved Access to Huprine Derivatives Functionalized at Position 9. European J Org Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201501433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Yokoshima S, Ishikawa M, Beniyama Y, Fukuyama T. Chemical Transformation of an Intermediate in the Synthesis of Huperzine A, Leading to a Diverse Array of Molecules. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2016; 64:1528-1531. [DOI: 10.1248/cpb.c16-00507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya University
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya University
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Ogawa G, Tius MA, Zhou H, Nikas SP, Halikhedkar A, Mallipeddi S, Makriyannis A. 3'-functionalized adamantyl cannabinoid receptor probes. J Med Chem 2015; 58:3104-16. [PMID: 25760146 DOI: 10.1021/jm501960u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The aliphatic side chain plays a pivotal role in determining the cannabinergic potency of tricyclic classical cannabinoids, and we have previously shown that this chain could be substituted successfully by adamantyl or other polycyclic groups. In an effort to explore the pharmacophoric features of these conformationally fixed groups, we have synthesized a series of analogues in which the C3 position is substituted directly with an adamantyl group bearing functionality at one of the tertiary carbon atoms. These substituents included the electrophilic isothiocyanate and photoactivatable azido groups, both of which are capable of covalent attachment with the target protein. Our results show that substitution at the 3'-adamantyl position can lead to ligands with improved affinities and CB1/CB2 selectivities. Our work has also led to the development of two successful covalent probes with high affinities for both cannabinoid receptors, namely, the electrophilic isothiocyanate AM994 and the photoactivatable aliphatic azido AM993 analogues.
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- Go Ogawa
- †Department of Chemistry, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2545 The Mall, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, United States
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- †Department of Chemistry, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2545 The Mall, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, United States
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- ‡Center for Drug Discovery, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- ‡Center for Drug Discovery, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- ‡Center for Drug Discovery, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- ‡Center for Drug Discovery, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- ‡Center for Drug Discovery, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States.,§King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 22254, Saudi Arabia
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Nikas SP, Sharma R, Paronis CA, Kulkarni S, Thakur GA, Hurst D, Wood JT, Gifford RS, Rajarshi G, Liu Y, Raghav JG, Guo JJ, Järbe TUC, Reggio PH, Bergman J, Makriyannis A. Probing the carboxyester side chain in controlled deactivation (-)-δ(8)-tetrahydrocannabinols. J Med Chem 2014; 58:665-81. [PMID: 25470070 PMCID: PMC4306527 DOI: 10.1021/jm501165d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Abstract
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We
recently reported on a controlled deactivation/detoxification approach
for obtaining cannabinoids with improved druggability. Our design
incorporates a metabolically labile ester group at strategic positions
within the THC structure. We have now synthesized a series of (−)-Δ8-THC analogues encompassing a carboxyester group within the
3-alkyl chain in an effort to explore this novel cannabinergic chemotype
for CB receptor binding affinity, in vitro and in vivo potency and
efficacy, as well as controlled deactivation by plasma esterases.
We have also probed the chain’s polar characteristics with
regard to fast onset and short duration of action. Our lead molecule,
namely 2-[(6aR,10aR)-6a,7,10,10a-tetrahydro-1-hydroxy-6,6,9-trimethyl-6H-dibenzo[b,d]pyran-3-yl]-2-methyl-propanoic
acid 3-cyano-propyl ester (AM7438), showed picomolar affinity for
CB receptors and is deactivated by plasma esterases while the respective
acid metabolite is inactive. In further in vitro and in vivo experiments,
the compound was found to be a remarkably potent and efficacious CB1
receptor agonist with relatively fast onset/offset of action.
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- Spyros P Nikas
- Center for Drug Discovery and Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University , Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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Sharma R, Nikas SP, Paronis CA, Wood JT, Halikhedkar A, Guo JJ, Thakur GA, Kulkarni S, Benchama O, Raghav JG, Gifford RS, Järbe TUC, Bergman J, Makriyannis A. Controlled-deactivation cannabinergic ligands. J Med Chem 2013; 56:10142-57. [PMID: 24286207 DOI: 10.1021/jm4016075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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We report an approach for obtaining novel cannabinoid analogues with controllable deactivation and improved druggability. Our design involves the incorporation of a metabolically labile ester group at the 2'-position on a series of (-)-Δ(8)-THC analogues. We have sought to introduce benzylic substituents α to the ester group which affect the half-lives of deactivation through enzymatic activity while enhancing the affinities and efficacies of individual ligands for the CB1 and CB2 receptors. The 1'-(S)-methyl, 1'-gem-dimethyl, and 1'-cyclobutyl analogues exhibit remarkably high affinities for both CB receptors. The novel ligands are susceptible to enzymatic hydrolysis by plasma esterases in a controllable manner, while their metabolites are inactive at the CB receptors. In further in vitro and in vivo experiments key analogues were shown to be potent CB1 receptor agonists and to exhibit CB1-mediated hypothermic and analgesic effects.
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- Rishi Sharma
- Center for Drug Discovery and Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University , Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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Thakur GA, Bajaj S, Paronis C, Peng Y, Bowman AL, Barak LS, Caron MG, Parrish D, Deschamps JR, Makriyannis A. Novel adamantyl cannabinoids as CB1 receptor probes. J Med Chem 2013; 56:3904-21. [PMID: 23621789 DOI: 10.1021/jm4000775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
In previous studies, compound 1 (AM411), a 3-(1-adamantyl) analogue of the phytocannabinoid (-)-Δ(8)-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ(8)-THC), was shown to have improved affinity and selectivity for the CB1 receptor. In this work, we further explored the role of the 1-adamantyl group at the C-3 position in a series of tricyclic cannabinoid analogues modified at the 9-northern aliphatic hydroxyl (NAH) position. Of these, 9-hydroxymethyl hexahydrocannabinol 11 (AM4054) exhibited high CB1 affinity and full agonist profile. In the cAMP assay, the 9-hydroxymethyl cannabinol analogue 24 (AM4089) had a partial agonist profile, with high affinity and moderate selectivity for rCB1 over hCB2. In vivo results in rat models of hypothermia and analgesia were congruent with in vitro data. Our in vivo data indicate that 3-(1-adamantyl) substitution, within NAH cannabinergics, imparts improved pharmacological profiles when compared to the corresponding, traditionally used 3-dimethylheptyl analogues and identifies 11 and 24 as potentially useful in vivo CB1 cannabinergic probes.
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- Ganesh A Thakur
- Center for Drug Discovery, Northeastern University , 116 Mugar Hall, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
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Wu X, Lu Y, Hirao H, Zhou JS. Achieving Vinylic Selectivity in Mizoroki-Heck Reaction of Cyclic Olefins. Chemistry 2013; 19:6014-20. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201204427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Wu X, Zhou J(S. Selective arylation at the vinylic site of cyclic olefins. Chem Commun (Camb) 2013; 49:4794-6. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cc41722k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Iwabuchi Y, Sasano Y, Nishiyama T, Tomizawa M, Shibuya M. C–H MODIFICATION OF 2-AZAADAMANTANE: SYNTHESIS OF C5-FUNCTIONALIZED AZADOS FOR ADVANCED USE. HETEROCYCLES 2013. [DOI: 10.3987/com-13-12804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Synthesis and characterization of a compact tricyclic resorcinol from (+)- and (-)-3-pinanol. Tetrahedron Lett 2012; 53:4636-4638. [PMID: 24052669 DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2012.05.165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Resorcinol derivatives are important building blocks in the synthesis of natural products and pharmaceutical compounds including cannabinoids. Here we describe the synthesis and the structural characterization of a key resorcinol which carries a fully restricted bridged bicyclic group. We also report a potential mechanism for the acid catalyzed condensation of (+)- or (-)-3-pinanol with 2,6-dimethoxyphenol. The synthesized resorcinol facilitates the development of novel conformationally restricted cannabinoid analogs.
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Dixon DD, Tius MA, Thakur GA, Zhou H, Bowman AL, Shukla VG, Peng Y, Makriyannis A. C3-heteroaroyl cannabinoids as photolabeling ligands for the CB2 cannabinoid receptor. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2012; 22:5322-5. [PMID: 22796181 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2012.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2012] [Revised: 06/03/2012] [Accepted: 06/05/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
Abstract
A series of tricyclic cannabinoids incorporating a heteroaroyl group at C3 were prepared as probes to explore the binding site(s) of the CB1 and CB2 receptors. This relatively unexplored structural motif is shown to be CB2 selective with K(i) values at low nanomolar concentrations when the heteroaromatic group is 3-benzothiophenyl (41) or 3-indolyl (50). When photoactivated, the lead compound 41 was shown to successfully label the CB2 receptor through covalent attachment at the active site while 50 failed to label. The benzothiophenone moiety may be a photoactivatable moiety suitable for selective labeling.
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- Darryl D Dixon
- Department of Chemistry, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2545 The Mall, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
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Cheng LJ, Xie JH, Wang LX, Zhou QL. Enantioselective Synthesis of (−)-CP-55940 via Ruthenium- Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Ketones. Adv Synth Catal 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201100898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The many faces of the adamantyl group in drug design. Eur J Med Chem 2011; 46:1949-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2011.01.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 202] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2010] [Revised: 01/14/2011] [Accepted: 01/25/2011] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Nikas SP, Alapafuja SO, Papanastasiou I, Paronis CA, Shukla VG, Papahatjis DP, Bowman AL, Halikhedkar A, Han X, Makriyannis A. Novel 1',1'-chain substituted hexahydrocannabinols: 9β-hydroxy-3-(1-hexyl-cyclobut-1-yl)-hexahydrocannabinol (AM2389) a highly potent cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB1) agonist. J Med Chem 2010; 53:6996-7010. [PMID: 20925434 DOI: 10.1021/jm100641g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
In pursuit of a more detailed understanding of the structural requirements for the key side chain cannabinoid pharmacophore, we have extended our SAR to cover a variety of conformationally modified side chains within the 9-keto and 9-hydroxyl tricyclic structures. Of the compounds described here, those with a seven-atom long side chain substituted with a cyclopentyl ring at C1' position have very high affinities for both CB1 and CB2 (0.97 nM < K(i) < 5.25 nM), with no preference for either of the two receptors. However, presence of the smaller cyclobutyl group at the C1' position leads to an optimal affinity and selectivity interaction with CB1. Thus, two of the C1'-cyclobutyl analogues, namely, (6aR,10aR)-3-(1-hexyl-cyclobut-1-yl)-6,6a,7,8,10,10a-hexahydro-1-hydroxy-6,6-dimethyl-9H-dibenzo[b,d]pyran-9-one and (6aR,9R,10aR)-3-(1-hexyl-cyclobut-1-yl)-6a,7,8,9,10,10a-hexahydro-6,6-dimethyl-6H-dibenzo[b,d]pyran-1,9 diol (7e-β, AM2389), exhibited remarkably high affinities (0.84 and 0.16 nM, respectively) and significant selectivities (16- and 26-fold, respectively) for CB1. Compound 7e-β was found to exhibit exceptionally high in vitro and in vivo potency with a relatively long duration of action.
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Affiliation(s)
- Spyros P Nikas
- Center for Drug Discovery, Northeastern University, 116 Mugar Life Sciences Building, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
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