JWH-193 is a drug from the aminoalkylindole and naphthoylindole families which acts as a cannabinoid receptor agonist. It was invented by the pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Winthrop in the early 1990s. JWH-193 has a binding affinity at the CB1 receptor of 6 nM, binding around seven times more tightly than the parent compound JWH-200,[1] though with closer to twice the potency of JWH-200 in activity tests.

In the United States, all CB1 receptor agonists of the 3-(1-naphthoyl)indole class such as JWH-193 are Schedule I Controlled Substances.[2]

Related compounds

A structural isomer of JWH-193 with the methyl group on the indole ring instead of the naphthoyl ring, was also found to be of similarly increased potency over JWH-200.[3][4]

6-Methyl-JWH-200

See also

References

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  2. ^ 21 U.S.C. § 812: Schedules of controlled substances
  3. ^ Eissenstat MA, Bell MR, D'Ambra TE, Alexander EJ, Daum SJ, Ackerman JH, et al. (August 1995). "Aminoalkylindoles: structure-activity relationships of novel cannabinoid mimetics". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 38 (16): 3094–105. doi:10.1021/jm00016a013. PMID 7636873.
  4. ^ Shim JY, Collantes ER, Welsh WJ, Subramaniam B, Howlett AC, Eissenstat MA, Ward SJ (November 1998). "Three-dimensional quantitative structure-activity relationship study of the cannabimimetic (aminoalkyl)indoles using comparative molecular field analysis". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 41 (23): 4521–32. doi:10.1021/jm980305c. PMID 9804691.