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  2. Modulation of thermo-transient receptor potential (thermo-TRP) channels by thymol-based compounds

Modulation of thermo-transient receptor potential (thermo-TRP) channels by thymol-based compounds

  • Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2012 May 15;22(10):3535-9. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2012.03.055.
Giorgio Ortar 1 Ludovica Morera Aniello Schiano Moriello Enrico Morera Marianna Nalli Vincenzo Di Marzo Luciano De Petrocellis
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Affiliation

  • 1 Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, Roma, Italy. [email protected]
Abstract

A series of thirty-three thymol, p-cymene-3-carboxylic acid, and 3-amino-p-cymene derivatives was synthesized and tested on TRPA1, TRPM8, and TRPV3 channels. Most of them acted as strong modulators of TRPA1, TRPM8, and TRPV3 channels with EC(50) and/or IC(50) values distinctly lower than those of thymol and related monoterpenoids. Some of the compounds examined, that is, 3c, 4e, f, 6b, and 8b exhibited an appreciable subtype-selectivity.

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