title: Methods for the synthesis of cannabinergic ligands.
abstract: During the last decade, numerous cannabinergic ligands with high affinity and selectivity profiles for cannabinoid receptors (CB1 and CB2) emerged from rigorously pursued structure-activity relationship studies. This chapter focuses on the synthetic aspects of key cannabinoid receptor probes representing the different classes of cannabinergic ligands that encompasses classical cannabinoids (CCs) including some covalent binding derivatives, nonclassical cannabinoids (NCCs), hybrid cannabinoids, aminoalkylindoles (AAIs), diarylpyrazoles, and the endocannabinoids.
authors.affiliation: Center for Drug Discovery, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Ganesh A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Thakur
authors.forename: Spyros P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Nikas
authors.forename: Richard I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Duclos
authors.forename: Alexandros
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Makriyannis
mesh_terms: D002186:Cannabinoids / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000378:metabolism; D008024:Ligands; D043884:Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D043885:Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB2 / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002186:Cannabinoids; D008024:Ligands; D043884:Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1; D043885:Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB2