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[[Image:128px-Capsaicin Formulae.png | thumb|Chemical structure of capsaicin]] | [[Image:128px-Capsaicin Formulae.png | thumb|Chemical structure of capsaicin]] | ||
Capsaicin is an active compound in chili. | Capsaicin is an active compound in chili. | ||
TRPV1 receptor has a '''capsaicin-binding pocket''' formed by S3,S4 and <scene name='86/868185/S4s5_linker/1'>S4-S5 linker</scene>. The capsaicin-binding pocket is surrounded by the residues <scene name='86/868185/Y511_s512_t550/ | TRPV1 receptor has a '''capsaicin-binding pocket''' formed by S3,S4 and <scene name='86/868185/S4s5_linker/1'>S4-S5 linker</scene>. The capsaicin-binding pocket is surrounded by the residues <scene name='86/868185/Y511_s512_t550/2'>Y511,S512,T550</scene>.<ref>F. Yang et J. Zheng, « Understand spiciness: mechanism of TRPV1 channel activation by capsaicin », Protein Cell, vol. 8, no 3, p. 169‑177, mars 2017, doi: 10.1007/s13238-016-0353-7.</ref> | ||
Bound [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsaicin capsaicin] is oriented in a « tail-up, head down » configuration. In this configuration the vanillyl and amide groups of capsaicin form specific interactions with TRPV1,capsaicin is anchored into the receptor.<ref>F. Yang et al., « Structural mechanism underlying capsaicin binding and activation of the TRPV1 ion channel », Nat. Chem. Biol., vol. 11, no 7, Art. no 7, juill. 2015, doi: 10.1038/nchembio.1835.</ref> | Bound [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsaicin capsaicin] is oriented in a « tail-up, head down » configuration. In this configuration the vanillyl and amide groups of capsaicin form specific interactions with TRPV1,capsaicin is anchored into the receptor.<ref>F. Yang et al., « Structural mechanism underlying capsaicin binding and activation of the TRPV1 ion channel », Nat. Chem. Biol., vol. 11, no 7, Art. no 7, juill. 2015, doi: 10.1038/nchembio.1835.</ref> | ||
