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Harmine

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Definition: Alkaloid isolated from seeds of Peganum harmala L., Zygophyllaceae. It is identical to banisterine, or telepathine, from Banisteria caapi and is one of the active ingredients of hallucinogenic drinks made in the western Amazon region from related plants. It has no therapeutic use, but (as banisterine) was hailed as a cure for postencephalitic Parkinson disease in the 1920's.  do not confuse with HARMIDINE or HARMALINE   
Pharmacological Action Hallucinogens; Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors 		Other names Yageine; Telepathine; Leucoharmine; Banisterine
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
N-butylharman  0   Harmine/*analogs & derivatives. J Nat Prod 2001 Jul;64(7):958-60
amino-3'-methylphenylnorharman  0   Harmine/*analogs & derivatives. Mutat Res 2001 Jun 27;493(1-2):115-26
9-mono-N'-methylnorharman  17994-14-8   Harmine/*analogs & derivatives. J Neurochem 1998 Feb;70(2):727-35
harmol sulfate  27067-62-5   Harmine/*analogs & derivatives. Drug Metab Dispos 1996 Jul;24(7):792-8
gamma-harmine  0   Harmine/*analogs & derivatives. Yao Hsueh Hsueh Pao 1995;30(9):715-7
ambocarb  96725-29-0   Harmine/*analogs & derivatives. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 1994 Mar;47(3):681-8
harmol glucuronide  24757-60-6   *Glucuronates Harmine/*analogs & derivatives. Anal Biochem 1990;185(1):44
2-methylnorharman  5667-11-8   Harmine/*analogs & derivatives. Neurosci Lett 1989;105(3):326
3-methylharman  22314-94-9   Harmine/*analogs & derivatives. Farmakol Toksikol 1983;46(1):20
tetrahydroharmine  17019-01-1   Harmine/*analogs & derivatives. Prog Clin Biol Res 1982;90:3
2-methylharmine  6519-18-2   Harmine/*analogs & derivatives. Eur J Pharmacol 1981;71(1):87
norharman  244-63-3   Harmine/*analogs & derivatives Carbolines.
Pharma Action Mutagens ; Neurotoxins 		Anal Biochem 92(2):331;1979; Biochem Biophys Res Commun 79(4):1167;1977; Biochem Biophys Res Commun 83(2):373;1978; Cancer Res 38(12):4527;1978; J Nat Prod 38(2):125;1975; Mutat Res 58(2-3):151;1978; Nucleic Acids Res 4(11):3679;1977; Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 75(2):928;1978
harman  486-84-0 1-methyl-9H-pyrido(3,4-b)indole  Harmine/*analogs & derivatives.
Pharma Action Mutagens ; Neurotoxins 		Biochem Biophys Res Commun 79(4):1167;1977; Cancer Res 38(12):4527;1978; FEBS Lett 1980;109(2):1209; J Nat Prod 38(2):125;1975; Nucleic Acids Res 4(11):3679;1977; Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 75(2):928;1978
harmol  487-03-6 1-methyl-9H-pyrido(3,4-b)indol-7-ol  Harmine/*analogs & derivatives. Biochem J 165(3):553;1977; Biochem J 172(2):247;1978; Biochem J 176(3):959;1978; Biochem J 1979;184(3):709; Biochem Pharmacol 24(4):517;1975; Biochem Pharmacol 24:1481;1975; Med Biol 1979;57(5):340

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