2-Arachidonyl glyceryl ether

2-Arachidonyl glyceryl ether
IUPAC name 2-[(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)-5,8,11,14- Icosatetraen- 1-yloxy]-1,3-propanediol
Other names 2-AGE, 2-arachidonylglyceryl ether, Noladin ether, Noladin
Identifiers
CAS number	222723-55-9
PubChem	6483057
ChemSpider	4983515 Y
ChEMBL	CHEMBL146346 Y
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES OCC(OCCCC\C=C/C/C=C\C\C=C/C\C=C/CCCCC)CO
InChI InChI=1S/C23H40O3/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-26-23(21-24)22-25/h6-7,9-10,12-13,15-16,23-25H,2-5,8,11,14,17-22H2,1H3/b7-6-,10-9-,13-12-,16-15- Y Key: CUJUUWXZAQHCNC-DOFZRALJSA-N Y InChI=1/C23H40O3/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-26-23(21-24)22-25/h6-7,9-10,12-13,15-16,23-25H,2-5,8,11,14,17-22H2,1H3/b7-6-,10-9-,13-12-,16-15- Key: CUJUUWXZAQHCNC-DOFZRALJBH
Properties
Molecular formula	C23H40O3
Molar mass	364.56 g/mol
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Infobox references

2-Arachidonyl glyceryl ether (2-AGE, Noladin ether) is a putative endocannabinoid discovered by Lumír Hanuš and colleagues at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. Its isolation from porcine brain and its structural elucidation and synthesis were described in 2001.^[1]

Discovery

Lumír Hanuš, Saleh Abu-Lafi, Ester Fride, Aviva Breuer, Zvi Vogel, Deborah E. Shalev, Irina Kustanovich, and Raphael Mechoulam found the endogenous agonist of the cannabinoid receptor type 1 (CB1) in 2000. The discovery was 100 gram of porcine brain, (approximately a single brain) was added to a mixture of 200 mL of chloroform and 200 mL of methanol and mixed in a laboratory blender for 2 minutes. 100 mL of Water was then added, and the mixing process continued for another minute. After this, the mixture was filtered. Two layers then formed and the layer of water-methanol was separated and evaporated when pressure was reduced. Synaptosomal membranes were prepared from 250g of the brains of Sabra male rats. A Hewlett Packard G 1800B GCD system that has a HP-5971 GC with electron ionization detector was used.^[1]

Production

The production of in the endocannabinoid is enhanced in normal, but not in endothelium-denuded rat aorta on reacting with carbachol, an parasympathomimetic drug. It potently reduces blood pressure in rats and may represent an endothelium-derived hypotension factor.^[1]

2-Arachidonyl glyceryl ether's structure can be determined by mass spectrometry and Rutherford backscattering spectrometry. It was confirmed by comparison with a synthetic sample of the endocannabinoid. It binds to the Cannabinoid receptor type 1 (Ki = 21.2 ± 0.5 nM), which causes sedation, hypothermia, intestinal immobility, and mild antinociception in mice.^[1] The endocannabinoid exhibits Ki values of 21.2 nM and >3 µM at the Cannabinoid receptor type 1 and the peripheral cannabinoid receptors.^[2]

The presence of 2-AGE in body tissue is disputed. Although a research group from Teikyo University, Kanagawa, Japan could not detect it in the brains of mice, hamsters, guinea-pigs or pigs,^[3] two other research groups successfully detected it in animal tissues.^[4][5]

Pharmacology

2-AGE binds with a K_i of 21 nM to the CB₁ receptor^[1] and 480 nM to the CB₂ receptor.^[6] It shows agonistic behaviour on both receptors and is a partial agonist for the TRPV1 channel.^[7] After binding to CB2 receptors it inhibits adenylate cyclase and stimulates ERK-MAPK and regulates calcium transients.^[8] In comparison to 2-arachidonoyl glycerol, noladin is metabolically more stable resulting in a longer half-life.^[9] It lowers Intraocular pressure,^[9] increases the uptake of GABA in the globus pallidus of rats^[10] and is neuroprotective by binding to and activation of PPARα.^[11]

See also

• 2-Arachidonoylglycerol

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} Hanus, L.; Abu-Lafi, S.; Fride, E.; Breuer, A.; Vogel, Z.; Shalev, D.; Kustanovich, I.; Mechoulam, R. (2001). "2-Arachidonyl glyceryl ether, an endogenous agonist of the cannabinoid CB1 receptor". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 98 (7): 3662–3665. doi:10.1073/pnas.061029898. PMC 31108. PMID 11259648. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=31108.  edit
2. ^ "2-Arachidonyl Glycerol ether · Noladin; 2-AG ether (CAS 222723-55-9) || Cayman Chemical". Cayman Chemical. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
3. ^ Oka S, Tsuchie A, Tokumura A et al. (2003). "Ether-linked analogue of 2-arachidonoylglycerol (noladin ether) was not detected in the brains of various mammalian species". J. Neurochem. 85 (6): 1374–81. doi:10.1046/j.1471-4159.2003.01804.x. PMID 12787057. 
4. ^ Fezza F, Bisogno T, Minassi A, Appendino G, Mechoulam R, Di Marzo V (2002). "Noladin ether, a putative novel endocannabinoid: inactivation mechanisms and a sensitive method for its quantification in rat tissues". FEBS Lett. 513 (2–3): 294–8. doi:10.1016/S0014-5793(02)02341-4. PMID 11904167. 
5. ^ Richardson D, Ortori CA, Chapman V, Kendall DA, Barrett DA (2007). "Quantitative profiling of endocannabinoids and related compounds in rat brain using liquid chromatography-tandem electrospray ionization mass spectrometry". Anal. Biochem. 360 (2): 216–26. doi:10.1016/j.ab.2006.10.039. PMID 17141174. 
6. ^ Shoemaker JL, Joseph BK, Ruckle MB, Mayeux PR, Prather PL (2005). "The endocannabinoid noladin ether acts as a full agonist at human CB2 cannabinoid receptors". J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 314 (2): 868–75. doi:10.1124/jpet.105.085282. PMID 15901805. 
7. ^ Duncan M, Millns P, Smart D, Wright JE, Kendall DA, Ralevic V (2004). "Noladin ether, a putative endocannabinoid, attenuates sensory neurotransmission in the rat isolated mesenteric arterial bed via a non-CB1/CB2 Gi/o linked receptor". Br. J. Pharmacol. 142 (3): 509–18. doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0705789. PMC 1574960. PMID 15148262. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1574960. 
8. ^ Shoemaker JL, Ruckle MB, Mayeux PR, Prather PL (2005). "Agonist-directed trafficking of response by endocannabinoids acting at CB2 receptors". J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 315 (2): 828–38. doi:10.1124/jpet.105.089474. PMID 16081674. 
9. ^ ^{a b} Laine K, Järvinen K, Mechoulam R, Breuer A, Järvinen T (2002). "Comparison of the enzymatic stability and intraocular pressure effects of 2-arachidonylglycerol and noladin ether, a novel putative endocannabinoid". Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 43 (10): 3216–22. PMID 12356827. 
10. ^ Venderova K, Brown TM, Brotchie JM (2005). "Differential effects of endocannabinoids on [(3)H]-GABA uptake in the rat globus pallidus". Exp. Neurol. 194 (1): 284–7. doi:10.1016/j.expneurol.2005.02.012. PMID 15899265. 
11. ^ Sun Y, Alexander SP, Garle MJ et al. (2007). "Cannabinoid activation of PPARα; a novel neuroprotective mechanism". Br. J. Pharmacol. 152 (5): 734–43. doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0707478. PMC 2190030. PMID 17906680. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2190030. 

External links

• Commercial supplier of Noladin ether