Molecular pharmacology of promiscuous seven transmembrane receptors sensing organic nutrients

Molecular Pharmacology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 453-465

  Wellendorph, Petrine ^a   Johansen, Lars Dan ^a   Bräuner Osborne, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

1 [(1H PYRROL 2 YL)METHYL] 3 (4 ISOPROPOXYPHENYL)THIOUREA; 2 CHLORO 6 [3 [1,1 DIMETHYL 2 (2 NAPHTHYL)ETHYLAMINO] 2 HYDROXYPROPOXY]BENZONITRILE; 4 [[(3 PHENOXYPHENYL)METHYL]AMINO]BENZENEPROPANOIC ACID; ACETANILIDE; ALPHA AMINO ACID; ASPARTAME; CALCIUM SENSING RECEPTOR; CALHEX 231; CALINDOL; CINACALCET; CYCLAMATE SODIUM; FREE FATTY ACID SENSING RECEPTOR 1; FREE FATTY ACID SENSING RECEPTOR 2; FREE FATTY ACID SENSING RECEPTOR 3; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR 120; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR 84; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR 93; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR C6A; GW 9508; INOSINE PHOSPHATE; LACTISOLE; LIGAND; N (HEPTAN 4 YL)BENZO[D][1,3]DIOXOLE 5 CARCARBOXAMIDE; N [2 HYDROXY 3 (2 CYANO 3 CHLOROPHENOXY)PROPYL] 1,1 DIMETHYL 2 (2 NEPHTHYL)ETHYLAMINE; N [3 (2 CHLOROPHENYL)PROPYL] 1 (3 METHOXYPHENYL)ETHYLAMINE; S 807; S 819; TASTE1 RECEPTOR 1; TASTE1 RECEPTOR 3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SHORT SURVEY;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; HUMANS; LIGANDS; MICE; RATS; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED;

EID: 69549111756     PISSN: 0026895X     EISSN: 15210111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/mol.109.055244     Document Type: Short Survey

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