A new alleged monastrol-H2S releasing hybrid, named MADTOH, was designed based on the structure of monastrol (M) and 5-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3H-1,2-dithiole-3-thione (ADTOH) and synthesized in 7.8% overall yield. MADTOH was shown to be an H2S donor under physiological conditions. In addition, the hybrid causes a decrease in global calcium transient in cardiomyocytes similar to nifedipine (NIFE), taken as a positive control. Whole-cell voltage-clamp showed that MADTOH decreases L-type Ca2+ current in isolated ventricular cardiomyocytes.
