Onternabez (also known as HU-308, HU308, PPP-003, and ARDS-003) is a synthetic cannabinoid that acts as a potent cannabinoid agonist. It is highly selective for the cannabinoid-2 receptor (CB2 receptor) subtype, with a selectivity more than 5,000 times greater for the CB2 receptor than the CB1 receptor.[1][2][3] The synthesis and characterization of onternabez took place in the laboratory of Raphael Mechoulam at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (the HU in HU-308) in the late 1990s. The pinene dimethoxy-DMH-CBD derivative onternabez was identified as a potent peripheral CB2-selective agonist in in vitro and animal studies in 1990[1] and 1999.[2]
Legal status
Onternabez is non-psychoactive and not scheduled at the federal level in the United States.[4] It is a Schedule I controlled substance in the state of Florida making it illegal to buy, sell, or possess there.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b Mechoulam R, Lander N, Breuer A, Zahalka J (1990-04-11). "Synthesis of the individual, pharmacologically distinct enantiomers of a tetrahydrocannabinol derivative". Tetrahedron Asymmetry. 1 (5): 315–318. doi:10.1016/S0957-4166(00)86322-3.
- ^ a b Hanus L, Breuer A, Tchilibon S, Shiloah S, Goldenberg D, Horowitz M, et al. (December 1999). "HU-308: a specific agonist for CB(2), a peripheral cannabinoid receptor". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 96 (25): 14228–14233. Bibcode:1999PNAS...9614228H. doi:10.1073/pnas.96.25.14228. PMC 24419. PMID 10588688.
- ^ "Properties of HU-308 ~ Formula C27H42O3". Pitt Quantum Repository. University of Pittsburgh Department of Chemistry.
- ^ "21 CFR — Schedules of controlled substances §1308.11 Schedule I." Archived from the original on 2009-08-27. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
- ^ "Chapter 893 - Drug abuse prevention and control". Florida Statutes.
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