Description
3-Phenylpropylisothiocyanateisasyntheticisothiocyanate(ITC)thatexhibitsantioxidative,cytoprotective,nephroprotective,andchemopreventiveactivities.Invivo,thiscompounddecreaseslungtumorformationinducedbybenzo[a]pyreneandNNK.Additionally,thisisothiocyanateincreasesexpressionandactivityofhemeoxygenase1(HO-1)anddecreasesrenaltissueapoptosisinducedbycisplatin.LikeotherITCs,thiscompoundalsoactsasaphaseIIenzymeinducer.