AM-938

AM-938

Identifiers
IUPAC name (6S,6aR,9R,10aR)-9-(hydroxymethyl)-6-(3-hydroxyprop-1-ynyl)-6-
CAS Number	303113-08-8
PubChem (CID)	10646208
ChemSpider	8821567
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C27H40O4
Molar mass	428.603 g/mol
3D model (Jmol)	Interactive image
SMILES Oc2cc(cc1O[C@@](C#CCO)([C@@H]3CC[C@H](C[C@H]3c12)CO)C)C(C)(C)CCCCCC
InChI InChI=1S/C27H40O4/c1-5-6-7-8-12-26(2,3)20-16-23(30)25-21-15-19(18-29)10-11-22(21)27(4,13-9-14-28)31-24(25)17-20/h16-17,19,21-22,28-30H,5-8,10-12,14-15,18H2,1-4H3/t19-,21-,22-,27+/m1/s1 Key:FFRHKSZKZQWCOY-UOTIDGTBSA-N
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AM-938 (part of the AM cannabinoid series) is an analgesic drug which is a cannabinoid receptor agonist. It is a derivative of HU-210 which has been substituted with a 6β-(3-hydroxyprop-1-ynyl) group. This adds a "southern" aliphatic hydroxyl group to the molecule as seen in the CP-series of nonclassical cannabinoid drugs, and so AM-938 represents a hybrid structure between the classical and nonclassical cannabinoid families,^[1] with the 6-hydroxyalkyl chain rigidified with a triple bond. This gives AM-938 a greater degree of selectivity, so while it is still a potent agonist at both CB₁ and CB₂, it is reasonably selective for CB₂, with a K_i of 0.3nM at CB₂ and 1.2nM at CB₁, a selectivity of around 4x.^[2][3]

See also

• AM-4030 - double bond instead of a triple bond
• AM-919 - saturated rather than a triple bond
• HU-243 - "southern" side chain replaced by methyl unit

References

1. Roger Pertwee. Cannabinoids. Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology Volume 168, p 269. Springer. ISBN 3-540-22565-X
2. Tius MA, Hill WA, Zou XL, Busch-Petersen J, Kawakami JK, Fernandez-Garcia MC, Drake DJ, Abadji V, Makriyannis A. Classical/non-classical cannabinoid hybrids; stereochemical requirements for the southern hydroxyalkyl chain. Life Sciences. 1995;56(23-24):2007-12. PMID 7776825
3. Drake DJ, Jensen RS, Busch-Petersen J, Kawakami JK, Concepcion Fernandez-Garcia M, Fan P, Makriyannis A, Tius MA. Classical/nonclassical hybrid cannabinoids: southern aliphatic chain-functionalized C-6beta methyl, ethyl, and propyl analogues. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 1998 Sep 10;41(19):3596-608. PMID 9733485