Medicinal Chemistry Endeavors around the Phytocannabinoids

@article{Stern2007MedicinalCE,
  title={Medicinal Chemistry Endeavors around the Phytocannabinoids},
  author={Eric W. Stern and Didier M. Lambert},
  journal={Chemistry \& Biodiversity},
  year={2007},
  volume={4}
}
Over the past 50 years, a considerable research in medicinal chemistry has been carried out around the natural constituents of Cannabis sativa L. Following the identification of Δ9‐tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9‐THC) in 1964, critical chemical modifications, e.g., variation of the side chain at C(3) and the opening of the tricyclic scaffold, have led to the characterization of potent and cannabinoid receptor subtype‐selective ligands. Those ligands that demonstrate high affinity for the cannabinoid… 
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