Tetrahydroharmine

Tetrahydroharmine
2D diagram of the chemical structure of tetrahydroharmine
3D diagram of the chemical structure of tetrahydroharmine
Names
IUPAC name
(1R)-7-methoxy-1-methyl-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole
Systematic IUPAC name
7-Methoxy-1-methyl-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-β-carboline
Other names
1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroharmine; leptaflorine; 1H-Pyrido(3,4-B)indole, 2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-7-methoxy-1-methyl- (VAN)
Identifiers
3DMet B02865
Abbreviations THH
17019-01-1 
ChEBI CHEBI:311931 Yes
ChEMBL ChEMBL129208 Yes
ChemSpider 140510 Yes
Jmol-3D images Image
KEGG C09243 Yes
MeSH Tetrahydroharmine
PubChem 159809
Properties
C
13
H
16
N
2
O
Molar mass 216.279 g/mol
Boiling point 399.2 °C (750.6 °F; 672.3 K)
Basicity (pKb) 10.334
Hazards
Flash point 195.2 °C (383.4 °F; 468.3 K)
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Tetrahydroharmine (THH) is a fluorescent indole alkaloid that occurs in the tropical liana species Banisteriopsis caapi.[1] THH weakly inhibits serotonin reuptake.[2]

Two other harmala alkaloids in B. caapi, harmaline and harmine, are reversible inhibitors of monoamine oxidase A. Tetrahydroharmine, however, does not inhibit monoamine oxidase B.

See also

References

  1. Callaway, James C. (June 2005). "Various alkaloid profiles in decoctions of Banisteriopsis caapi" (PDF). Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 37 (2): 151–5. doi:10.1080/02791072.2005.10399796. ISSN 0279-1072. PMID 16149328. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
  2. Callaway, James C.; McKenna, Dennis; Grob, Charles S. et al. (June 1999). "Pharmacokinetics of hoasca alkaloids in healthy humans". Journal of Ethnopharmacology 65 (3): 243–56. doi:10.1016/S0378-8741(98)00168-8. ISSN 0279-1072. PMID 10404423.

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