Skip to Content
Merck
CN
All Photos(1)

Documents

870450O

Avanti

2-AG

Avanti Polar Lipids 870450O

Sign Into View Organizational & Contract Pricing
All Photos(1)
Synonym(s):
2-arachidonoyl glycerol
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C23H38O4
CAS Number:
53847-30-6
Molecular Weight:
378.55
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
NACRES:
NA.25

form

liquid

packaging

pkg of 1 × 5 mg (with screw cap/argon/foil bag (870450O-5mg))

manufacturer/tradename

Avanti Polar Lipids 870450O

lipid type

bioactive lipids
phosphoglycerides

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−70°C

SMILES string

[H]C(CO)(OC(CCC/C=C\C/C=C\C/C=C\C/C=C\CCCCC)=O)CO

InChI

1S/C23H38O4/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-23(26)27-22(20-24)21-25/h6-7,9-10,12-13,15-16,22,24-25H,2-5,8,11,14,17-21H2,1H3/b7-6-,10-9-,13-12-,16-15-

InChI key

RCRCTBLIHCHWDZ-DOFZRALJSA-N

General description

2-Arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG), is an endocannabinoid, an endogenous agonist of the CB1 receptor. 2-AG, unlike anandamide, is present at relatively high levels in the central nervous system; it is the most abundant molecular species of monoacylglycerol found in mouse and rat brain (~5-10 nmol/g tissue). Detection of 2-AG in brain tissue is complicated by the relative ease of its isomerization to 1-AG during standard lipid extraction conditions. Unlike anandamide, formation of 2-AG is calcium-dependent and is mediated by the activities of phospholipase C (PLC) and diacylglycerol lipase (DAGL). 2-AG acts as a full agonist at the CB1 receptor. At a concentration of 0.3nM, 2-AG induces a rapid, transient increase in intracellular free calcium in NG108-15 neuroblastoma X glioma cells through a CB1 receptor-dependent mechanism. 2-AG is hydrolyzed in vitro by monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL), fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH), and the uncharacterized serine hydrolase enzymes ABHD6 and ABHD12.

Packaging

5 mL PTFE Vial with Screw Cap/Argon/Foil Bag (870450O-5mg)

WGK

WGK 3

Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Search for Certificates of Analysis (COA) by entering the products Lot/Batch Number. Lot and Batch Numbers can be found on a product’s label following the words ‘Lot’ or ‘Batch’.

Already Own This Product?

Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.

Visit the Document Library

T P Dinh et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 99(16), 10819-10824 (2002-07-24)
The endogenous cannabinoids (endocannabinoids) are lipid molecules that may mediate retrograde signaling at central synapses and other forms of short-range neuronal communication. The monoglyceride 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) meets several criteria of an endocannabinoid substance: (i) it activates cannabinoid receptors; (ii) it
T Sugiura et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 274(5), 2794-2801 (1999-01-23)
An endogenous cannabimimetic molecule, 2-arachidonoylglycerol, induces a rapid, transient increase in intracellular free Ca2+ concentrations in NG108-15 cells through a cannabinoid CB1 receptor-dependent mechanism. We examined the activities of 24 relevant compounds (2-arachidonoylglycerol, its structural analogues, and several synthetic cannabinoids).
Kwang-Mook Jung et al.
Cell metabolism, 15(3), 299-310 (2012-03-13)
The endocannabinoid system plays a critical role in the control of energy homeostasis, but the identity and localization of the endocannabinoid signal involved remain unknown. In the present study, we developed transgenic mice that overexpress in forebrain neurons the presynaptic
Erik Keimpema et al.
Scientific reports, 3, 2093-2093 (2013-06-29)
Endocannabinoids are small signaling lipids, with 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) implicated in modulating axonal growth and synaptic plasticity. The concept of short-range extracellular signaling by endocannabinoids is supported by the lack of trans-synaptic 2-AG signaling in mice lacking sn-1-diacylglycerol lipases (DAGLs), synthesizing
Jonathan Z Long et al.
Nature chemical biology, 5(1), 37-44 (2008-11-26)
2-Arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) and anandamide are endocannabinoids that activate the cannabinoid receptors CB1 and CB2. Endocannabinoid signaling is terminated by enzymatic hydrolysis, a process that for anandamide is mediated by fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH), and for 2-AG is thought to
View All Related Papers

Our team of scientists has experience in all areas of research including Life Science, Material Science, Chemical Synthesis, Chromatography, Analytical and many others.

Contact Technical Service