FUB-144 (also known as FUB-UR-144) is an
indole
Indole is an aromatic heterocyclic organic compound
In chemistry, organic compounds are generally any chemical compounds that contain carbon-hydrogen or carbon-carbon bonds. Due to carbon's ability to catenate (form chains with other c ...
-based
synthetic cannabinoid
Synthetic cannabinoids are a class of designer drug molecules that bind to the same receptors to which cannabinoids ( THC, CBD and many others) in cannabis plants attach. These novel psychoactive substances should not be confused with synthe ...
that is presumed to be a potent
agonist
An agonist is a chemical that activates a receptor to produce a biological response. Receptors are cellular proteins whose activation causes the cell to modify what it is currently doing. In contrast, an antagonist blocks the action of the ag ...
of the
CB1 receptor and has been sold online as a
designer drug
A designer drug is a structural or functional analog of a controlled substance that has been designed to mimic the pharmacological effects of the original drug, while avoiding classification as illegal and/or detection in standard drug tests. D ...
. It is an analogue of
UR-144 and
XLR-11 where the pentyl chain has been replaced with fluorobenzyl.
Legal status
In the United States, FUB-144 was temporarily emergency scheduled by the DEA in 2019.
and made a permanent
Schedule I Controlled Substance
This is the list of Schedule I drugs as defined by the United States Controlled Substances Act. 21 CFRbr>1308.11(CSA Sched I) with changes through (Oct 18, 2012). Retrieved September 6, 2013. The following findings are required for drugs to be pla ...
on April 7, 2022.
Sweden's public health agency suggested classifying FUB-144 as hazardous substance on March 24, 2015.
See also
*
A-834,735
A-834,735 is a drug developed by Abbott Laboratories that acts as a potent cannabinoid receptor full agonist at both the CB1 and CB2 receptors, with a ''K''i of 12 nM at CB1 and 0.21 nM at CB2. Replacing the aromatic 3-benzoyl or 3- ...
*
AB-005
AB-005 or -[(1-methylpiperidin-2-yl)methyl1''H''-indol-3-yl">1-methylpiperidin-2-yl)methyl.html" ;"title="-[(1-methylpiperidin-2-yl)methyl">-[(1-methylpiperidin-2-yl)methyl1''H''-indol-3-yl2,2,3,3-tetramethylcyclopropyl)-methanone is a designer ...
* FAB-144
* JWH-018
* STS-135 (drug), STS-135
References
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