Tryptoline

Tryptoline

Names
IUPAC name 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydro-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole
Other names Noreleagnine Tetrahydronorharman 2,3,4,9-Tetrahydro-1H-β-carboline
Identifiers
CAS Number	16502-01-5 N
3D model (Jmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	96979 Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.156.194
PubChem CID	107838
InChI InChI=1S/C11H12N2/c1-2-4-10-8(3-1)9-5-6-12-7-11(9)13-10/h1-4,12-13H,5-7H2 Y Key: CFTOTSJVQRFXOF-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y InChI=1/C11H12N2/c1-2-4-10-8(3-1)9-5-6-12-7-11(9)13-10/h1-4,12-13H,5-7H2 Key: CFTOTSJVQRFXOF-UHFFFAOYAW
SMILES c1ccc2c(c1)c3c([nH]2)CNCC3
Properties
Chemical formula	C11H12N2
Molar mass	172.226 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Tryptoline, also known as tetrahydro-β-carboline and tetrahydronorharmane, is a natural organic derivative of beta-carboline. It is an alkaloid chemically related to tryptamines. Derivatives of tryptoline have a variety of pharmacological properties and are known collectively as tryptolines.

Many tryptolines are competitive selective inhibitors of the enzyme monoamine oxidase type A (MAO-A). 5-Hydroxytryptoline and 5-methoxytryptoline (pinoline) are the most active monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) with IC₅₀s of 0.5 μM and 1.5 μM respectively, using 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) as substrate.

Tryptolines are also potent reuptake inhibitors of serotonin and epinephrine, with a significantly greater selectivity for serotonin. Comparison of the inhibition kinetics of tetrahydro-β-carbolines for serotonin and epinephrine reuptake to that of the platelet aggregation response to these amines has shown that 5-hydroxymethtryptoline, methtryptoline, and tryptoline are poor inhibitors of reuptake. In all respects 5-hydroxytryptoline and 5-methoxytryptoline showed greater pharmacological activity than the tryptoline and methtryptoline.

Although the in vivo formation of tryptolines has been a matter of controversy, they have profound pharmacological activity.