JWH-019 is an analgesic chemical from the naphthoylindole family that acts as a cannabinoid agonist at both the CB1 and CB2 receptors. It is the N-hexyl homolog of the more common synthetic cannabinoid compound JWH-018. Unlike the butyl homolog JWH-073, which is several times weaker than JWH-018, the hexyl homolog is only slightly less potent, although extending the chain one carbon longer to the heptyl homolog JWH-020 results in dramatic loss of activity. These results show that the optimum side chain length for CB1 binding in the naphthoylindole series is the five-carbon pentyl chain, shorter than in the classical cannabinoids where a seven-carbon heptyl chain produces the most potent compounds. This difference is thought to reflect a slightly different binding conformation adopted by the naphthoylindole compounds as compared to the classical cannabinoids, and may be useful in characterizing the active site of the CB1 and CB2 receptors.[2][3][4]
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Formula | C25H25NO |
Molar mass | 355.481 g·mol−1 |
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Legal status
editChina
editAs of October 2015 JWH-019 is a controlled substance in China.[5]
Poland
editIn Poland, JWH-019 is I-N (Poland).[1]
Sweden
editJWH-019 is illegal in Sweden.
United Kingdom
editJWH-019 is Class B in the United Kingdom.
United States
editJWH-019 is a Schedule I controlled substance, controlled federally in the United States.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Ustawa z dnia 15 kwietnia 2011 r. o zmianie ustawy o przeciwdziałaniu narkomanii ( Dz.U. 2011 nr 105 poz. 614 )". Internetowy System Aktów Prawnych. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
- ^ Aung MM, Griffin G, Huffman JW, Wu M, Keel C, Yang B, et al. (August 2000). "Influence of the N-1 alkyl chain length of cannabimimetic indoles upon CB(1) and CB(2) receptor binding". Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 60 (2): 133–40. doi:10.1016/S0376-8716(99)00152-0. PMID 10940540.
- ^ Poso A, Huffman JW (January 2008). "Targeting the cannabinoid CB2 receptor: modelling and structural determinants of CB2 selective ligands". British Journal of Pharmacology. 153 (2): 335–46. doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0707567. PMC 2219524. PMID 17982473.
- ^ Ashton JC, Wright JL, McPartland JM, Tyndall JD (2008). "Cannabinoid CB1 and CB2 receptor ligand specificity and the development of CB2-selective agonists". Current Medicinal Chemistry. 15 (14): 1428–43. doi:10.2174/092986708784567716. PMID 18537620.
- ^ "关于印发《非药用类麻醉药品和精神药品列管办法》的通知" (in Chinese). China Food and Drug Administration. 27 September 2015. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ Controlled Substances listed by the DEA