Chemical Name:1-(2-Trifluoromethylphenyl)imidazole
Biological Activity:
A potent inhibitor of neuronal and inducible NO synthases, with
much lower affinity for the endothelial isoform (displays IC50
values of 28.2, 27.0 and 1057.5 μM respectively).
Antinociceptive in vivo.
Handy et al (1995) The antinociceptive effect of
1-(2-trifluoromethylphenyl)imidazole (TRIM), a potent inhibitor of neuronal
nitric oxide synthase in vitro, in the mouse. Br.J.Pharmacol. 116 2349.
Handyet al (1996) Inhibition of nitric oxide synthase by
1-(2-trifluoromethylphenyl)imidazole (TRIM) in vivo: antinociceptive and
cardiovascular effects. Br.J.Pharmacol. 119 423.
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