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The simple β-carboline alkaloids
James R.F. Allen,Bo Holmstedt +1 more
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The simple β-carbolines are presented as a distinct group of alkaloids displaying structural modification of three basic ring systems and aspects of their metabolism, pharmacological properties and taxonomic significance are briefly summarized.About:
This article is published in Phytochemistry.The article was published on 1980-01-01. It has received 253 citations till now.read more
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Marine Isolates Streptomyces sp. MCCB 267 and Pseudonocardia sp. MCCB 268 as source of Potential Anticancer Molecules Ikarugamycin Type Polyketides and 1-Acetyl-β-Carboline: Isolation, Purification and in vitro Evaluation of Anticancer Activity
Dhaneesha M,Sajeevan T.P +1 more
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Smoke composition. An extensive investigation of the water-soluble portion of cigarette smoke
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TL;DR: Harmine, Harmaline, Tetrahydroharmine and Dimethyltryptamine have been found in the Ayahuasca drink.
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The isolation of harmane and norharmane from tobacco and cigarette smoke
E.H. Poindexter,R.D. Carpenter +1 more
TL;DR: Harmane and norharmane were isolated from cured tobacco and its smoke and the addition of radioactive tryptophan to the tobacco resulted in the isolation of radioactive harmane alkaloids in the smoke, establishing the presence of indole alkaloid in tobacco.
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Interactions of norharman and harman with DNA
TL;DR: Agarose gel electrophoresis of circular DNA, closed in the presence or absence of norharman revealed that the dye intercalates DNA, thereby causing 17 +/- 3 degrees unwinding of the double helix.