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Sigma-Aldrich

Nabilone

solid, ≥98% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

LY-109514

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C24H36O3
CAS Number:
51022-71-0
Molecular Weight:
372.54
MDL number:
MFCD00941490
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
329818640
NACRES:
NA.77

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

solid

drug control

USDEA Schedule II; stupéfiant (France); kontrollierte Droge in Deutschland; regulated under CDSA - not available from Sigma-Aldrich Canada

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

color

white

solubility

DMSO: soluble ~18 mg/mL
H2O: insoluble

application(s)

forensics and toxicology
veterinary

shipped in

wet ice

storage temp.

2-8°C

Related Categories

Biochem/physiol Actions

CB1 and CB2 cannabinoid receptor agonist.

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.

Pictograms

Health hazardExclamation mark
GHS08,GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H302,H336,H361

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Repr. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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071M4604V
087K4623
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Adrienne Curtis et al.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society, 24(15), 2254-2259 (2009-10-22)
Pilot study of nabilone in Huntington's disease (HD). Double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over study of nabilone versus placebo. Primary outcome, Unified Huntington's Disease Rating Scale (UHDRS) total motor score. Secondary measures: UHDRS subsections for chorea, cognition and behavior, and neuropsychiatric inventory (NPI).
Mark A Ware et al.
Addiction (Abingdon, England), 105(3), 494-503 (2010-04-21)
Nabilone is a synthetic cannabinoid prescription drug approved in Canada since 1981 to treat chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. In recent years, off-label use of nabilone for chronic pain management has increased, and physicians have begun to express concerns about nabilone
Nabilone in inflammatory pain: to be or not to be.
Josée Guindon
Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology, 39(4), 327-328 (2012-03-28)
Barbara Todaro
Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN, 10(4), 487-492 (2012-04-12)
Before the introduction of the serotonin receptor antagonists (5-HT3 receptor antagonists) in the early 1990s, limited effective options were available to prevent and treat chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV). In 1985, the FDA approved 2 cannabinoid derivatives, dronabinol and nabilone
Cannabinoids in the treatment of symptoms in cancer and AIDS, 2nd edition #93.
L Scott Wilner et al.
Journal of palliative medicine, 14(4), 509-510 (2011-04-08)
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