Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have successfully tested
a potent synthetic compound that prevents type 1 diabetes in animal models of the disease.
Not exact matches
The researchers tested how repulsive cinnamic acid and related
compounds were to the bullfinches and found that cinnamamide, a
synthetic derivative, was the most
potent.
The
compound — part of a class of plant molecules known as neolignans — is about 30 times as
potent as l - menthol and almost as
potent as icilin, a
synthetic cooling agent.