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Org. Biomol. Chem., 2009, 7, 4695 - 4707, DOI: 10.1039/b914981c


Synthesis, photolysis studies and in vitro photorelease of caged TRPV1 agonists and antagonists

Michael P. Van Ryssen, Nicolaos Avlonitis, Rashid Giniatullin, Craig McDougall, James L. Carr, Megan N. Stanton-Humphreys, Emma L. A. Borgström, C. Tom A. Brown, Dmitriy Fayuk, Alexander Surin, Minna Niittykoski, Leonard Khiroug and Stuart J. Conway


The synthesis of a range of caged TRPV1 agonists and antagonists is reported. The photolysis characteristics of these compounds, when irradiated with a 355 nm laser, have been studied and in all cases the desired compound was produced. Photolysis of a caged TRPV1 agonist in cultured trigeminal neurons produced responses that were consistent with the activation of TRPV1 receptors.

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