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Compounds from Sichuan and Melegueta peppers activate, covalently and non‐covalently, TRPA1 and TRPV1 channels

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2009

Year

CE Riera, Candice Menozzi-Smarrito, Michael Affolter, Stéphanie Michlig, Caroline Munari, F. Robert, Horst Vogel, S. A. Simon, Johannes le Coutre
British Journal of Pharmacology

Abstract

The pungent nature of components of Sichuan and Melegueta peppers was mediated via interactions with TRPA1 and TRPV1 channels and may explain the aversive properties of these compounds.

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