MOLECULE

N-trans-Caffeoyltyramine

N-Trans-Caffeoyltyramine also known as trans-N-Caffeoyltyramine or TNC, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives. Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives are compounds containing a cinnamic acid (or a derivative thereof) where the benzene ring is hydroxylated. It is also classified as a phenylpropanoid amide. Phenylpropanoids consist of a six-carbon, aromatic phenyl group and a three-carbon propene tail of coumaric acid, which is the central intermediate in phenylpropanoid biosynthesis. A phenylpropanoid amide has an amide group incorporated into its propanoid chain. There are two known isomers of N-Caffeoyltyramine, N-trans-Caffeoyltyramine and N-cis-Caffeoyltyramine. N-Trans-Caffeoyltyramine is a largely neutral molecule, that is somewhat insoluble in water. N-trans-caffeoyltyramine is one of the major phenylpropanoid amides that have been identified in the cannabis plant (PMID:6991645). N-trans-Caffeoyltyramine has both arginase inhibitory properties and a strong antioxidant capacity (DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-119400). These properties may make it useful for the design and development of new drugs for the treatment of endothelial dysfunction associated with cardiovascular diseases. N-Caffeoyltyramine has exhibited anti-cancer activities and appears to inhibit the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and its protein tyrosine kinase activity. In addition, N-Caffeoyltyramine appears to activate caspase 3 activity (PMID: 14643446)