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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 990-994 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 28 Jan 2015 |
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 301207 Pharmaceutical chemistry
- 301206 Pharmacology