Collybolide
Collybolide is a chemical constituent of the Rhodocollybia maculata mushroom, a fungus that grows on rotting conifer wood. It is potentially a potent and selective K-opioid receptor agonist, like salvinorin A.[1] No total syntheses of this compound have been reported,[2] and research is inconclusive as to whether collybolide is a K-opioid receptor agonist, and it still remains unknown whether collybolide is a hallucinogen;[1] however, anecdotal reports suggest it is possible.
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(3S,4R,4aS,5R,8R,9aR)-4-(benzoyloxy)-3-(3-furanyl)hexahydro-5-methyl-5,8-Methano-1H-pyrano[3,4-d]oxepin-1,6(5H)-dione | |
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C22H20O7 | |
Molar mass | 396.395 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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If it is active in humans, collybolide will be the only non-salvinorin selective K-opioid receptor agonist psychedelic.
Research
Gupta et al.[1] found collybolide to exhibit biased K-opioid agonist activity. K-opioid receptor agonists are under research for their potential in addiction treatment:[3] and along with an easily modifiable structure (in contrast to salvinorin A), collybolide has attracted attention for the development of next-generation K-opioid receptor agonist analgesics, antipruritics, and antidepressants.[4]
However, this is contested by Shevick et al., who, after synthesizing collybolide, could not find K-opioid agonist activity of either enantiomer. Shevick et al. fault the 2016 assay and suggest: an unidentified contaminant in the C. maculata extract, degradation during storage, or degradation during handling, produced a derivative of collybolide that is the true, but still unknown K-opioid receptor agonist.[5]
References
- Gupta, Achla; Gomes, Ivone; Bobeck, Erin N.; Fakira, Amanda K.; Massaro, Nicholas P.; Sharma, Indrajeet; Cavé, Adrien; Hamm, Heidi E.; Parello, Joseph; Devi, Lakshmi A. (9 May 2016). "Collybolide is a novel biased agonist of κ-opioid receptors with potent antipruritic activity". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113 (21): 6041–6046. Bibcode:2016PNAS..113.6041G. doi:10.1073/pnas.1521825113. PMC 4889365. PMID 27162327.
- Southgate, Emma Helen (2019-02-19). "Dearomative transformations in synthesis: I. Dearomative dihydroxylation with arenophiles II. Total synthesis of lycoricidine and narciclasine III. Towards the total synthesis of collybolide". hdl:2142/104966.
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(help) - Santino, Federica; Gentilucci, Luca (January 2023). "Design of κ-Opioid Receptor Agonists for the Development of Potential Treatments of Pain with Reduced Side Effects". Molecules. 28 (1): 346. doi:10.3390/molecules28010346. ISSN 1420-3049. PMC 9822356. PMID 36615540.
- Chakraborty, Soumen; Majumdar, Susruta (2021-05-11). "Natural Products for the Treatment of Pain: Chemistry and Pharmacology of Salvinorin A, Mitragynine, and Collybolide". Biochemistry. 60 (18): 1381–1400. doi:10.1021/acs.biochem.0c00629. ISSN 0006-2960. PMC 7982354. PMID 32930582.
- Shevick, Sophia L.; Freeman, Stephan M.; Tong, Guanghu; Russo, Robin J.; Bohn, Laura M.; Shenvi, Ryan A. (27 July 2022). "Asymmetric Syntheses of (+)- and (−)-Collybolide Enable Reevaluation of kappa -Opioid Receptor Agonism". ACS Central Science. 8 (7): 948–954. doi:10.1021/acscentsci.2c00442. PMC 9335922. PMID 35912357.