title: Structure-anticonvulsant activity relationships of cannabidiol analogs.
abstract: Cannabidiol (CBD) exhibits anticonvulsant activity in experimental animals and in man. As part of a structure-activity study, analogs were prepared wherein the terpene unit, the aryl unit, and/or the side chain were modified. Thus, several pinenyl and carenyl derivatives, aryl ethers and acetates, and a variety of 1",1"-dialkylhexyl and 1",1"-dialkylheptyl analogs were synthesized. The compounds were evaluated for anti-convulsant activity in seizure susceptible (AGS) rats and for neurotoxicity in the rat rotorod (ROT) test. Comparisons of stereoisomers of CBD and several analogs revealed a general lack of stereoselectivity for anticonvulsant and other CNS properties of this class of compounds.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000927:Anticonvulsants; D002185:Cannabidiol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002186:Cannabinoids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D051381:Rats; D012640:Seizures / Q000188:drug therapy; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D002186:Cannabinoids; D002185:Cannabidiol