title: Leelamine
text: # Leelamine
  
  Leelamine (dehydroabietylamine) is a diterpene amine that has weak affinity for the cannabinoid receptors $CB_1$ and $CB_2,$ as well as being an inhibitor of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase. Optically active leelamine is also used as a chiral resolving agent for carboxylic acids. Leelamine has been shown to be effective against certain cancer cells, independent from its activity on CB receptors or PDK1 - it accumulates inside the acidic lysosomes leading to disruption of intracellular cholesterol transport, autophagy and endocytosis followed by cell death.
  
  