title: Medicinal chemistry of cannabinoids.
abstract: The endocannabinoid system comprises the two well characterized Gi/o -protein coupled receptors (cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB1) and CB2), their endogenous lipid ligands, and the enzymes involved in their biosynthesis and biotransformation. Drug discovery efforts relating to the endocannabinoid system have been focused mainly on the two cannabinoid receptors and the two endocannabinoid deactivating enzymes fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) and monoacylglycerol lipase (MGL). This review provides an overview of cannabinergic agents used in drug research and those being explored clinically.
authors: Center for Drug Discovery, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors: V Kiran
authors: VK
authors: Vemuri
authors: Center for Drug Discovery, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.|King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Makriyannis
mesh_terms: D000581:Amidohydrolases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D002186:Cannabinoids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002626:Chemistry, Pharmaceutical; D055808:Drug Discovery; D006801:Humans; D008994:Monoacylglycerol Lipases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D043884:Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1 / Q000819:agonists / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000502:physiology; D043885:Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB2 / Q000819:agonists / Q000502:physiology; D000099252:Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolases
chemical_list: D000581:Amidohydrolases; D002186:Cannabinoids; D008994:Monoacylglycerol Lipases; D043884:Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1; D043885:Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB2; D000099252:Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolases