Structure–Activity Relationship Study on Isothiocyanates: Comparison of TRPA1-Activating Ability between Allyl Isothiocyanate and Specific Flavor Components of Wasabi, Horseradish, and White Mustard
作者:Yuko Terada、Hideki Masuda、Tatsuo Watanabe
DOI:10.1021/acs.jnatprod.5b00272
日期:2015.8.28
Allyl isothiocyanate (ITC) (4) is the main pungent component in wasabi, and it generates an acrid sensation by activating TRPAL The flavor and pungency of ITCs vary depending on the compound. However, the differences in activity to activate TRPA1 between ITCs are effect of carbon chain length and substituents of ITCs, the not known except for a few compounds. To investigate the TRPA1-activiting ability ITCs was measured. Since most of the ITCs showed nearly equal TRPA1-activiting potency,. the ITC moiety is likely the predominant contributor to their TRPA1-activating abilities, and contributions of other functional groups to their activities to activate TRPA1 are comparatively small.