Chemistry:Harmol

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Harmol
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Names
IUPAC name
1-Methyl-2,9-dihydropyrido[3,4-b]indol-7-one
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Properties
C12H10N2O
Molar mass 198.225 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Harmol is a chemical compound classified as a β-carboline.[1][2][3] It is readily formed in vivo in humans by O-demethylation of harmine.[4]

See also

References

  1. "Harmol induces autophagy and subsequent apoptosis in U251MG human glioma cells through the downregulation of survivin". Oncol Rep 29 (4): 1333–42. 2013. doi:10.3892/or.2013.2242. PMID 23338618. 
  2. "Transcriptional and posttranslational inhibition of dioxin-mediated induction of CYP1A1 by harmine and harmol". Toxicol Lett 208 (1): 51–61. 2012. doi:10.1016/j.toxlet.2011.09.030. PMID 22001777. 
  3. "The β-carboline alkaloid harmol induces cell death via autophagy but not apoptosis in human non-small cell lung cancer A549 cells.". Biol Pharm Bull 34 (8): 1264–72. 2011. doi:10.1248/bpb.34.1264. PMID 21804216. 
  4. "The alkaloids of Banisteriopsis caapi, the plant source of the Amazonian hallucinogen Ayahuasca, stimulate adult neurogenesis in vitro". Sci. Rep. 7 (1): 5309. 2017. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-05407-9. PMID 28706205. Bibcode2017NatSR...7.5309M.