CHEBI:66637 - nostocarboline

ChEBI IDCHEBI:66637
ChEBI Namenostocarboline
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DefinitionA 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.
Last Modified18 October 2012
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FormulaC12H10ClN2
Net Charge+1
Average Mass217.679
Monoisotopic Mass217.05270
SMILESC[n+]1ccc2c(c1)nc1ccc(Cl)cc12
InChIInChI=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
InChIKeyRGQUDRQSJYJYAQ-UHFFFAOYSA-O
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Cyanobacterium (ncbitaxon:102234) - PubMed (16378379) Strain: Nostoc 78-12A
Roles Classification
Biological Roles:
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.
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).
metabolite  Any intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites.
Application:
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 Relation(s)
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 alkaloid (CHEBI:22315)
nostocarboline (CHEBI:66637) is a organic cation (CHEBI:25697)
nostocarboline (CHEBI:66637) is a organochlorine compound (CHEBI:36683)
nostocarboline (CHEBI:66637) is a β-carbolines (CHEBI:60834)
IUPAC Name 
6-chloro-2-methyl-9H-β-carbolin-2-ium
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WO2007051630Patent
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Reaxys:10261248Reaxys
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