SER-601 (COR-167) is a drug which acts as a potent and selective cannabinoidCB2receptoragonist, based on a quinolone-3-carboxylic acid core structure, with 190 times selectivity for CB2 over the related CB1 receptor. It has analgesic effects in animal studies, as well as neuroprotective effects,[1] but without a "cannabis high" due to its low affinity for CB1.[2] A number of related compounds are known, almost all of which have high selectivity for CB2.[3]
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^Pasquini S, Botta L, Semeraro T, Mugnaini C, Ligresti A, Palazzo E, et al. (August 2008). "Investigations on the 4-quinolone-3-carboxylic acid motif. 2. Synthesis and structure-activity relationship of potent and selective cannabinoid-2 receptor agonists endowed with analgesic activity in vivo". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 51 (16): 5075–5084. doi:10.1021/jm800552f. PMID18680276.
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