1856-64-0

Upstream product

• 79-77-6 4-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-3-buten-2-one 
• 19834-52-7 3-Methyl-1-(2,6,6-trimethyl-cyclohexen-⁽¹⁾-yl)-pentadien-(1,3)-saeure-⁽⁵⁾-nitril 
• 1209-68-3 3-methyl-5-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-1-enyl)penta-2, 4-dienal 
• 3917-41-7 (2E,4E)-3-methyl-5-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-2,4-pentadienal 
• 759-58-0 ethyl isopropylidenecyanoacetate 
• 5299-98-9 (2E,4E)-3-methyl-5-(2,6,6-trimethyl-cyclohex-1-enyl)-penta-2,4-dienenitrile 
• 79-77-6 (E)-β-ionone 
• 1220-77-5 6-methyl-8-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexenyl)-3,5,7-octatriene-2-one 
• 372-09-8 cyanoacetic acid 

Downstream Products

• 94875-99-7 (4E,6E,8E)-7-Methyl-3-methylene-9-(2,6,6-trimethyl-cyclohex-1-enyl)-nona-4,6,8-trienenitrile 
• 1856-68-4 Retinyliden-malonsaeure-mononitril 
• 116-31-4 all-trans-Retinal 
• 20638-88-4 9-trans-13-trans-dimethyl-7-(1,1,5-trimethyl-5-cyclohexen-6-yl)-7,9,11,13-nonatetraene-15-nitrile 
• 6985-27-9 β-apo-14'-carotenal 
• 20638-88-4 3,7-Dimethyl-1-(2,6,6-trimethyl-cyclohexen-1-yl)-nonatetraen-1,3,5,7-saeure-9-nitril 
• 1436-55-1 3,7-dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl)nona-2,4,6,8-tetraenal 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF TREATING OCULAR DISORDERS

A method of treating an ocular disorder in a subject associated with increased all-trans-retinal in an ocular tissue includes administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a primary amine compound of formula (I); and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

Expansion of first-in-class drug candidates that sequester toxic all-trans-retinal and prevent light-induced retinal degeneration

All-trans-retinal, a retinoid metabolite naturally produced upon photoreceptor light activation, is cytotoxic when present at elevated levels in the retina. To lower its toxicity, two experimentally validated methods have been developed involving inhibition of the retinoid cycle and sequestration of excess of all-trans-retinal by drugs containing a primary amine group. We identified the first-in-class drug candidates that transiently sequester this metabolite or slow down its production by inhibiting regeneration of the visual chromophore, 11-cis-retinal. Two enzymes are critical for retinoid recycling in the eye. Lecithin:retinol acyltransferase (LRAT) is the enzyme that traps vitamin A (all-trans-retinol) from the circulation and photoreceptor cells to produce the esterified substrate for retinoid isomerase (RPE65), which converts all-trans-retinyl ester into 11-cis-retinol. Here we investigated retinylamine and its derivatives to assess their inhibitor/substrate specificities for RPE65 and LRAT, mechanisms of action, potency, retention in the eye, and protection against acute light-induced retinal degeneration in mice. We correlated levels of visual cycle inhibition with retinal protective effects and outlined chemical boundaries for LRAT substrates and RPE65 inhibitors to obtain critical insights into therapeutic properties needed for retinal preservation.