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JWH-015

≥98% (HPLC), powder

Synonym(s):

(2-Methyl-1-propyl-1H-indol-3-yl)-1-naphthalenylmethanone

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C23H21NO
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
327.42
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.77

Quality Level

assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

drug control

regulated under CDSA - not available from Sigma-Aldrich Canada

color

off-white

solubility

DMSO: >20 mg/mL (with heating)

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

CCCn1c(C)c(C(=O)c2cccc3ccccc23)c4ccccc14

InChI

1S/C23H21NO/c1-3-15-24-16(2)22(20-12-6-7-14-21(20)24)23(25)19-13-8-10-17-9-4-5-11-18(17)19/h4-14H,3,15H2,1-2H3

InChI key

LJSBBBWQTLXQEN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... CNR2(1269)
rat ... Cnr1(25248)

Application

JWH-015 has been used to study its effect on tumor-evoked pain behavior. It has also been used to study its protective effects on rat brain mitochondria upon paraquat exposure.

Biochem/physiol Actions

JWH-015 is a selective CB2 cannabinoid receptor agonist. JWH-015 is structurally classified as naphthoylindoles.

Features and Benefits

This compound is featured on the Cannabinoid Receptors page of the Handbook of Receptor Classification and Signal Transduction. To browse other handbook pages, click here.

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

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