Norharmine also known as 7-methoxy-β-carboline (7-MeO-βC), is an alkaloid of the β-carboline family, it is naturally extracted from Peganum harmala.[1][2]

Norharmine
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
7-Methoxy-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole
Other names
7-Methoxy-β-carboline; 7-MeO-βC
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C12H10N2O/c1-15-8-2-3-9-10-4-5-13-7-12(10)14-11(9)6-8/h2-7,14H,1H3
    Key: LMDPJJFWLNRVEH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1/C12H10N2O/c1-15-8-2-3-9-10-4-5-13-7-12(10)14-11(9)6-8/h2-7,14H,1H3
    Key: LMDPJJFWLNRVEH-UHFFFAOYAY
  • COC1=CC2=C(C=C1)C3=C(N2)C=NC=C3
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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References

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  1. Wabaidur SM, Lee SH, Alothman ZA, Siddiqui MR, Alam SM (2013). "Second derivative synchronous fluorimetric method for simultaneous determination of harman and norharman in coffee samples". Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular Spectroscopy. 110: 179–84. Bibcode:2013AcSpA.110..179W. doi:10.1016/j.saa.2013.03.045. PMID 23563636.
  2. S. Siddiqui, Bina; Siddiqui, Salimuzzaman; Yusuf Khan, Obaid; Faizi, Shaheen; Shaheen Siddiqui, Bina (1989). "Studies of the Chemical Constitutions of the Seeds of Peganum harmala; Isolation and Structure Elucidation of Two b-Carbolines — Harmalacine and Norharmine". HETEROCYCLES. 29 (3): 521. doi:10.3987/COM-89-4834. ISSN 0385-5414.