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MN-25

MN-25 (UR-12) is a drug invented by Bristol-Myers Squibb, that acts as a reasonably selective agonist of peripheral cannabinoid receptors. It has moderate affinity for CB<sub>2</sub> receptors with a K<sub>i</sub> of 11&nbsp;nM, but 22x lower affinity for the psychoactive CB<sub>1</sub> receptors with a K<sub>i</sub> of 245&nbsp;nM. The indole 2-methyl derivative has the ratio of affinities reversed however, with a K<sub>i</sub> of 8&nbsp;nM at CB<sub>1</sub> and 29&nbsp;nM at CB<sub>2</sub>, which contrasts with the usual trend of 2-methyl derivatives having increased selectivity for CB<sub>2</sub> (cf. JWH-018 vs JWH-007, JWH-081 vs JWH-098).

Chemically, it is closely related to another indole-3-carboxamide synthetic cannabinoid, Org 28611, but with a different cycloalkyl substitution on the carboxamide, and the cyclohexylmethyl group replaced by morpholinylethyl, as in JWH-200 or A-796,260. Early compounds such as these have subsequently led to the development of many related indole-3-carboxamide cannabinoid ligands.

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