Chemical Properties
White to Off-White Crystalline Solid
Uses
Rimonabant hydrochloride has been used as an antagonist of cannabinoid 1 (CB1) receptor:
- to study its effects on protein synthesis in C2C12 myotubes
- to analyze its effects on human astroglia
- in combination with methanandamide (mAEA) to study its effects on murine gastric vagal afferent mechanosensitivity
Uses
A brain cannabinoid receptor (CB1) antagonist. Antiobesity agent.
Uses
The first of a new class of selective (Cannabinoid-1 (CB-1) receptor antagonists
Biochem/physiol Actions
Rimonabant acts as a mycobacterial membrane protein large 3 (MMPL3) inhibitor. Rimonabant hydrochloride exhibits therapeutic activity against weight reduction and smoking cessation.
