Cannabinol

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Cannabinol
Systematic (IUPAC) name
6,6,9-trimethyl-3-pentyl-benzo[c]chromen-1-ol
Clinical data
Pregnancy cat.  ?
Legal status  ?
Identifiers
CAS number 521-35-7 YesY
ATC code None
PubChem CID 2543
IUPHAR ligand 740
ChemSpider 2447 YesY
UNII 7UYP6MC9GH YesY
KEGG C07580 YesY
ChEMBL CHEMBL74415 YesY
Chemical data
Formula C21H26O2 
Mol. mass 310.4319 g/mol
Physical data
Melt. point 77 °C (171 °F) [4]
Solubility in water insoluble in water[1]

soluble in methanol[2] and ethanol[3] mg/mL (20 °C)

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Cannabinol (CBN) is a weakly psychoactive cannabinoid found in Cannabis sativa and Cannabis indica.[5] It is also a metabolite of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).[6] CBN acts as a weak agonist of CB1 receptors but has a higher affinity to CB2 receptors, with lower affinities in comparison to THC.[7][8] Because of its somewhat selective CB2 agonism, it is used experimentally as an immunosuppressant.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ David R. Lide (2012). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. CRC Press. pp. 3–90. ISBN 1-43988049-2. 
  2. ^ Sigma-Aldrich Co., Cannabinol solution, 1.0 mg/mL in methanol, analytical standard, for drug analysis .
  3. ^ Biotrend: Cannabinol (PDF: 21 kB)
  4. ^ Cannabinol in the ChemIDplus database.
  5. ^ Karniol IG, Shirakawa I, Takahashi RN, Knobel E, Musty RE (1975). "Effects of delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabinol in man". Pharmacology 13 (6): 502–12. doi:10.1159/000136944. PMID 1221432. 
  6. ^ McCallum ND, Yagen B, Levy S, Mechoulam R (May 1975). "Cannabinol: a rapidly formed metabolite of delta-1- and delta-6-tetrahydrocannabinol". Experientia 31 (5): 520–1. PMID 1140243. 
  7. ^ Mahadevan A, Siegel C, Martin BR, Abood ME, Beletskaya I, Razdan RK (October 2000). "Novel cannabinol probes for CB1 and CB2 cannabinoid receptors". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 43 (20): 3778–85. doi:10.1021/jm0001572. PMID 11020293. 
  8. ^ Petitet F, Jeantaud B, Reibaud M, Imperato A, Dubroeucq MC (1998). "Complex pharmacology of natural cannabinoids: evidence for partial agonist activity of delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol and antagonist activity of cannabidiol on rat brain cannabinoid receptors". Life Sciences 63 (1): PL1–6. doi:10.1016/S0024-3205(98)00238-0. PMID 9667767. 

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  • Erowid Compounds found in Cannabis sativa