Description
Delta9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Solution
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CAS Number 1972-08-3
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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation) C21H30O2
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Molecular Weight 314.46
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MDL number MFCD00083207
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PubChem Substance ID 24900035
Properties
Related Categories | Bioactive Small Molecule Alphabetical Index, Bioactive Small Molecules, Cannabinoids, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling and Neuroscience, Neurobiology, Neuroscience, Pharmacologicals, T |
InChI Key | CYQFCXCEBYINGO-IAGOWNOFSA-N |
form | ethanol solution |
drug control | USDEA Schedule I; Home Office Schedule 2; stupéfiant; kontrollierte Droge in Deutschland; regulated under CDSA - not available from Sigma-Aldrich Canada; psicótropo (Spain); Decreto Lei 15/93: Tabela IIB (Portugal) |
concentration | 25 mg/mL (+/- 5%) |
storage temp. | −20°C |
Gene Information | human ... CNR2(1269) mouse ... Cnr1(12801) rat ... Cnr1(25248) |
Description
Application
Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol solution has been used to study its effects on schizophrenia-related behaviors in a developmental mouse model of schizophrenia.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol or Δ9-THC is a psychoactive ingredient in marijuana that is known to function as a neuroprotective antioxidant21. In vivo microdialysis studies have reported that Δ9-THC can enhance extracellular dopamine efflux in the nucleus accumbens of conscious, freely-moving rats22.
Agonist at CB1 and CB2 cannabinoid receptors. Hallucinogen; major psychoactive component of marijuana from Cannabis sativa.
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.
Preparation Note
Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol solution is essentially insoluble in water.