Developing piperine towards TRPV1 and GABAA receptor ligands - synthesis of piperine analogs via Heck-coupling of conjugated dienes

Laurin Wimmer, David Schönbauer, Peter Pakfeifer, Angela Schöffmann, Sophia Khom, Steffen Hering, Marko D Mihovilovic

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    Abstract

    Piperine, the pungent alkaloid of black pepper, and several of its derivatives are modulators of γ-amino butyric acid type A (GABAA) receptors. Concomitantly, this natural product has also been reported to activate transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1 (TRPV1) receptors. We have developed a Heck cross-coupling reaction of conjugated dienamides enabling the rapid assembly of piperine derivatives containing a modified aromatic core. Upon assessment of a focussed compound library, key aromatic substituents were identified selectively affecting either the GABAA or the TRPV1 receptor.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)990-994
    Number of pages5
    JournalOrganic & Biomolecular Chemistry
    Volume13
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 28 Jan 2015

    Austrian Fields of Science 2012

    • 301207 Pharmaceutical chemistry
    • 301206 Pharmacology

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