beta-carboline biosynthesis

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Compound	Description
hydronium ion
betaine hydrochloride
Carbon Dioxide	A colorless, odorless gas that can be formed by the body and is necessary for the respiration cycle of plants and animals.
harmaline	A beta-carboline alkaloid isolated from seeds of PEGANUM.
harmalol	inhibitor of rat liver microsomal UDP-glucuronyltransferase; RN given refers to parent cpd; structure
harmine	Alkaloid isolated from seeds of PEGANUM HARMALA; 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.
harmol	harmol is oxidized form of alkaloid harmolol; RN given refers to parent cpd; structure