nostocarboline (CHEBI:66637)

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ChEBI Name	nostocarboline

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:66637

Definition	A member of the class of β-carbolines that is 9H-β-carbolin-2-ium substituted by a chloro group at position 6 and a methyl group at position 2. It is isolated from a fresh water cyanobacterium Nostoc 78-12A and acts as an inhibitor of butyrylcholinesterase.

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Formula

C12H10ClN2

Net Charge

Average Mass

217.67400

Monoisotopic Mass

217.05270

InChI

InChI=1S/C12H9ClN2/c1-15-5-4-9-10-6-8(13)2-3-11(10)14-12(9)7-15/h2-7H,1H3/p+1

InChIKey

RGQUDRQSJYJYAQ-UHFFFAOYSA-O

SMILES

C[n+]1ccc2c(c1)[nH]c1ccc(Cl)cc21

Metabolite of Species	Details
Cyanobacterium (NCBI:txid102234)	of strain Nostoc 78-12A See: PubMed

Roles Classification
Biological Role(s):	EC 3.1.1.8 (cholinesterase) inhibitor An EC 3.1.1.* (carboxylic ester hydrolase) inhibitor that interferes with the action of cholinesterase (EC 3.1.1.8). antimalarial A drug used in the treatment of malaria. Antimalarials are usually classified on the basis of their action against Plasmodia at different stages in their life cycle in the human. metabolite Any intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites. (via alkaloid )

Application(s):	antimalarial A drug used in the treatment of malaria. Antimalarials are usually classified on the basis of their action against Plasmodia at different stages in their life cycle in the human.

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	nostocarboline (CHEBI:66637) has role antimalarial (CHEBI:38068) nostocarboline (CHEBI:66637) has role EC 3.1.1.8 (cholinesterase) inhibitor (CHEBI:37733) nostocarboline (CHEBI:66637) has role metabolite (CHEBI:25212) nostocarboline (CHEBI:66637) is a β-carbolines (CHEBI:60834) nostocarboline (CHEBI:66637) is a alkaloid (CHEBI:22315) nostocarboline (CHEBI:66637) is a organic cation (CHEBI:25697) nostocarboline (CHEBI:66637) is a organochlorine compound (CHEBI:36683)

IUPAC Name

6-chloro-2-methyl-9H-β-carbolin-2-ium

Registry Number	Type	Source
10261248	Reaxys Registry Number	Reaxys

Last Modified

18 October 2012