URB597

URB597 (KDS-4103) is a relatively selective inhibitor of the enzyme fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH).[1][2] FAAH is the primary degradatory enzyme for the endocannabinoid anandamide and, as such, inhibition of FAAH leads to an accumulation of anandamide in the CNS and periphery where it activates cannabinoid receptors. URB597 has been found to elevate anandamide levels and have activity against neuropathic pain in a mouse model.[3]

URB597
Names
IUPAC name
[3-(3-Carbamoylphenyl)phenyl] N-cyclohexylcarbamate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.164.994
MeSH URB597
UNII
Properties
C20H22N2O3
Molar mass 338.407 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

URB597 was at one point being developed by Kadmus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for clinical trials in humans.[4]

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References

  1. Mor, Marco; Rivara, S; Lodola, A; Plazzi, PV; Tarzia, G; Duranti, A; Tontini, A; Piersanti, G; Kathuria, S; Piomelli, Daniele (2004). "Cyclohexylcarbamic acid 3'- or 4'-substituted biphenyl-3-yl esters as fatty acid amide hydrolase inhibitors: synthesis, quantitative structure-activity relationships, and molecular modeling studies" (PDF). J Med Chem. 47 (21): 4998–5008. doi:10.1021/jm031140x. PMID 15456244.
  2. Alexander, JP; Cravatt, BF (2005). "Mechanism of Carbamate Inactivation of FAAH: Implications for the Design of Covalent Inhibitors and In Vivo Functional Probes for Enzymes". Chem. Biol. 12 (11): 1179–87. doi:10.1016/j.chembiol.2005.08.011. PMC 1994809. PMID 16298297.
  3. Russo, R; Loverme, J; La Rana, G; Compton, TR; Parrott, J; Duranti, A; Tontini, A; Mor, M; Tarzia, G; Calignano, A.; Piomelli, D. (2007). "The fatty-acid amide hydrolase inhibitor URB597 (cyclohexyl carbamic acid 3'-carbamoyl-biphenyl-3-yl ester) reduces neuropathic pain after oral administration in mice" (PDF). J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 322 (1): 236–42. doi:10.1124/jpet.107.119941. PMID 17412883.
  4. Kadmus Pharmaceuticals official website Archived December 19, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
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