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Lysergicacid2-butylamide(2-Butyllysergamide,LSB)isananalogueoriginallydevelopedbyRichardPiochatElyLilliinthe1950s,butmostlypub…
Lysergicacid2-butylamide(2-Butyllysergamide,LSB)isananalogueoriginallydevelopedbyRichardPiochatElyLilliinthe1950s,butmostlypublicisedthroughresearchconductedbytheteamledbyDavidE.NicholsatPurdueUniversityItisastructuralisomerwiththetwoethylgroupsontheamidenitrogenhavingbeenreplacedbyasinglebutylgroup,joinedatthe2-position.Itisoneofthefewlysegamidederivativestoexceedthepotencyinanimaldrugdiscriminationassays,withthe(R)isomerhavinganED50of33nmol/kgforproducingdrug-appropriateresponding,vs48nmol/kg.Thecorresponding(R)-2-pentylanaloguehashigheraffinityforthe5-HT1Aand5-HT2Areceptors,butislesspotentinproducingdrug-appropriateresponding,suggestingthatthebutylcompoundhasahigherefficacyatthereceptortarget.