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Discovery of Homobivalent Bitopic Ligands of the Cannabinoid CB 2 Receptor **
Author(s) -
Morales Paula,
Navarro Gemma,
GómezAutet Marc,
Redondo Laura,
FernándezRuiz Javier,
PérezBenito Laura,
Cordomí Arnau,
Pardo Leonardo,
Franco Rafael,
Jagerovic Nadine
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.202003389
Subject(s) - cannabinoid receptor , receptor , chemistry , cannabinoid , g protein coupled receptor , mutagenesis , stereochemistry , cannabinoid receptor type 2 , drug discovery , binding site , biophysics , biochemistry , biology , agonist , mutation , gene
Single chemical entities with potential to simultaneously interact with two binding sites are emerging strategies in medicinal chemistry. We have designed, synthesized and functionally characterized the first bitopic ligands for the CB 2 receptor. These compounds selectively target CB 2 versus CB 1 receptors. Their binding mode was studied by molecular dynamic simulations and site‐directed mutagenesis.