Virodhamine

Virodhamine

Names
IUPAC name 2-aminoethyl (5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)-icosa- 5,8,11,14-tetraenoate
Other names O-Arachidonoyl ethanolamine
Identifiers
CAS Number	443129-35-9
ChEMBL	ChEMBL187349
ChemSpider	4650158
IUPHAR/BPS	5554
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PubChem	5712057
InChI InChI=1S/C22H37NO2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-22(24)25-21-20-23/h6-7,9-10,12-13,15-16H,2-5,8,11,14,17-21,23H2,1H3/b7-6-,10-9-,13-12-,16-15- Key: DLHLOYYQQGSXCC-DOFZRALJSA-N InChI=1/C22H37NO2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-22(24)25-21-20-23/h6-7,9-10,12-13,15-16H,2-5,8,11,14,17-21,23H2,1H3/b7-6-,10-9-,13-12-,16-15- Key: DLHLOYYQQGSXCC-DOFZRALJBB
SMILES O=C(OCCN)CCC\C=C/C\C=C/C\C=C/C\C=C/CCCCC
Properties
Chemical formula	C22H37NO2
Molar mass	347.53468
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Virodhamine (O-arachidonoyl ethanolamine; O-AEA) is an endocannabinoid and a nonclassic eicosanoid, derived from arachidonic acid. O-Arachidonoyl ethanolamine is arachidonic acid and ethanolamine joined by an ester linkage, the opposite of the amide linkage found in anandamide. Based on this opposite orientation, the molecule was named virodhamine from the Sanskrit word virodha, which means opposition. It acts as an antagonist of the CB₁ receptor and agonist of the CB₂ receptor. Concentrations of virodhamine in the human hippocampus are similar to those of anandamide, but they are 2- to 9-fold higher in peripheral tissues that express CB₂. Virodhamine lowers body temperature in mice, demonstrating cannabinoid activity in vivo.^[1]

See also

• Anandamide
• Oleamide

References

1. Porter AC, Sauer JM, Knierman MD, et al. (2002). "Characterization of a novel endocannabinoid, virodhamine, with antagonist activity at the CB1 receptor". J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 301 (3): 1020–4. doi:10.1124/jpet.301.3.1020. PMID 12023533. Retrieved 2007-10-31.