Onternabez

Onternabez
Clinical data
Other namesHU-308, HU308, PPP-003, ARDS-003
Drug classCB2 receptor agonist
ATC code
  • None
Legal status
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Pharmacokinetic data
MetabolismLiver
ExcretionKidneys
Identifiers
  • [(1S,2S,5S)-2-[2,6-Dimethoxy-4-(2-methyloctan-2-yl)phenyl]-7,7-dimethyl-4-bicyclo[3.1.1]hept-3-enyl]methanol
CAS Number
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KEGG
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC27H42O3
Molar mass414.630 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CCCCCCC(C)(C)C1=CC(=C(C(=C1)OC)[C@H]2C=C([C@@H]3C[C@H]2C3(C)C)CO)OC
  • InChI=1S/C27H42O3/c1-8-9-10-11-12-26(2,3)19-14-23(29-6)25(24(15-19)30-7)20-13-18(17-28)21-16-22(20)27(21,4)5/h13-15,20-22,28H,8-12,16-17H2,1-7H3/t20-,21-,22+/m0/s1
  • Key:CFMRIVODIXTERW-FDFHNCONSA-N
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Onternabez (also known as HU-308, HU308, PPP-003, and ARDS-003) is a synthetic cannabinoid that acts as a potent cannabinoid agonist. It is highly selective for the cannabinoid-2 receptor (CB2 receptor) subtype, with a selectivity more than 5,000 times greater for the CB2 receptor than the CB1 receptor. The synthesis and characterization of onternabez took place in the laboratory of Raphael Mechoulam at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (the HU in HU-308) in the late 1990s. The pinene dimethoxy-DMH-CBD derivative onternabez was identified as a potent peripheral CB2-selective agonist in in vitro and animal studies in 1990 and 1999.