Cinnamamide is an amide of trans-cinnamicacid and a metabolite of Streptomyces. It also reduced tumor weight in a mouse model of C26 murine colon carcinoma, in vivo.
L-2-Aminooxy-3-phenylpropanoic acid hydrobromide is a powerful inhibitor of L-phenylalanine ammonia-lyase, an enzyme responsible for catalyzing the conversion of L-phenylalanine to trans-cinnamicacid.