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2-Arachidonyl glycerol (2-AG) exhibits cannabinoid agonist activity at the central cannabinoid (CB₁) receptor, is an important endogenous monoglyceride species, and is thus considered to be the natural ligand for the CB₁ receptor^1,2. 2-AG can also be metabolized by COX-2 to form prostaglandin (PG) 2-glyceryl esters.³ These 2-glyceryl esters rapidly equilibrate to form 90:10 mixtures favoring the more stable 1-glyceryl ester. 17-phenyl trinor PGF_2α serinol amide is a stable analog of PGF_2α 2-glyceryl ester incorporating an activity-enhancing 17-phenyl substitution. The biological activity of 17-phenyl trinor PGF_2α serinol amide has not yet been determined.

Bima SA (Bimatoprost serinol amide) is a Prostaglandin analog and has the potential for the research of glaucoma[1].

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2. Kondo, S., Kondo, H., Nakane, S., et al. 2-Arachidonoylglycerol, an endogenous cannabinoid receptor agonist: Identification as one of the major species of monoacylglycerols in various rat tissues, and evidence for its generation through Ca²⁺-dependent and -independent mechanisms FEBS Lett. 429(2),152-156(1998).
3. Kozak, K.R., Crews, B.C., Morrow, J.D., et al. Metabolism of the endocannabinoids, 2-arachidonylgycerol and anandamide, into prostaglandin, thromboxane, and prostacyclin glycerol esters and ethanolamides J. Biol. Chem. 277(47),44877-44885(2002).