Β-Carboline

β-Carboline
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
9H-Pyrido[3,4-b]indole
Other names
  • Norharmane
  • Norharman
  • Carbazoline
  • 2-Azacarbazole
  • 2,9-Diazafluorene
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
Beilstein Reference
 128414
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.005.418
EC Number
  • 205-959-0
KEGG
MeSH norharman
PubChem CID
UNII
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C11H8N2/c1-2-4-10-8(3-1)9-5-6-12-7-11(9)13-10/h1-7,13H Y
    Key: AIFRHYZBTHREPW-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/C11H8N2/c1-2-4-10-8(3-1)9-5-6-12-7-11(9)13-10/h1-7,13H
    Key: AIFRHYZBTHREPW-UHFFFAOYAG
SMILES
  • c1ccc3c(c1)[nH]c2cnccc23
Properties
Chemical formula
 C11H8N2
Molar mass 168.20 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

β-Carboline, also known as norharman or as 9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole, is a tricyclic chemical compound and alkaloid. It is the parent structure of the substituted β-carbolines, a large group of alkaloids and synthetic compounds. β-Carboline may be thought of as a cyclized tryptamine. The compound has been found to possess a variety of pharmacological activities, including DNA mutagenic effects, imidazoline receptor interactions, serotonin reuptake inhibition, monoamine oxidase inhibition, cytochrome P450 enzyme inhibition, and inhibition of other enzymes, among others.

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