
Capsaicin
Capsaicin is a capsaicinoid. It has a role as a TRPV1 agonist, a non-narcotic analgesic and a voltage-gated sodium channel blocker. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- (E)-N-[(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-8-methylnon-6-enamide
- Molecular formula
- C18H27NO3
- Molecular weight
- 305.4 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 305.19909372 Da
- XLogP3
- 3.6
- Topological polar surface area
- 58.6 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 2
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 3
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:3374
- ChEBI:CHEBI:94524
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL294199
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID9020241
- PubMed:39800145
- PubMed:36925032
- PubMed:36744297
- PubMed:36044967
- PubMed:34939720
- PubMed:33512557
- PubMed:31857126
- PubMed:31653969
- PubMed:31096838
- PubMed:30636360
- PubMed:30424709
- PubMed:30342015
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