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Details

Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C13H14N2O2
Molecular Weight 230.2625
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 2 / 2
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of 2,3,4,9-TETRAHYDRO-1-METHYL-1H-PYRIDO(3,4-B)INDOLE-3-CARBOXYLIC ACID, TRANS-(-)-

SMILES

C[C@H]1N[C@@H](CC2=C1NC3=CC=CC=C23)C(O)=O

InChI

InChIKey=ZUPHXNBLQCSEIA-HQJQHLMTSA-N
InChI=1S/C13H14N2O2/c1-7-12-9(6-11(14-7)13(16)17)8-4-2-3-5-10(8)15-12/h2-5,7,11,14-15H,6H2,1H3,(H,16,17)/t7-,11+/m1/s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI
(1R,3S)-1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-β-carboline-3-carboxylic acid (MTCA) is a β-carboline indole alkaloid naturally occurring in plants, foods, insects, and endogenously in mammals and humans. It exerts antioxidant and antithrombotic properties. MTCA is thought to be a possible causative substance of eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome associated with ingestion of L-tryptophan.

CNS Activity

Curator's Comment: 1-Methyl-tetrahydro-beta-carboline-3-carboxylic acid (MTCA) is brain penetrant in rats. No human data available.

Originator

Curator's Comment: reference retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6574460

Approval Year

TargetsConditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Presence of 1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-beta-carboline-3-carboxylic acid, a precursor of a mutagenic nitroso compound, in soy sauce.
1983 May
Endogenous formation of 1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-beta-carboline-3- carboxylic acid in man as the possible causative substance of eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome associated with ingestion of L-tryptophan.
1991
Accumulation of 1-methyl-tetrahydro-beta-carboline-3-carboxylic acid in blood and organs of rat. A possible causative substance of eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome associated with ingestion of L-tryptophan.
1993
1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-beta-carboline-3-carboxylic acid and 1,2, 3,4-tetrahydro-beta-carboline-3-carboxylic acid in fruits.
1999 Dec
Tetrahydro-beta-carbolines, potential neuroactive alkaloids, in chocolate and cocoa.
2000 Oct
Investigation of the tuber constituents of maca (Lepidium meyenii Walp.).
2002 Sep 25
Increased level of tetrahydro-beta-carboline derivatives in short-term fermented garlic.
2006 Dec
The Methyltetrahydro-{beta}-Carbolines in Maca (Lepidium meyenii).
2009 Sep
Inhibition of platelet aggregation and thrombosis by indole alkaloids isolated from the edible insect Protaetia brevitarsis seulensis (Kolbe).
2017 Jun
Manipulation of the Precursor Supply in Yeast Significantly Enhances the Accumulation of Prenylated β-Carbolines.
2017 Jun 16
Chemical Constituents from the Flower of Hosta plantaginea with Cyclooxygenases Inhibition and Antioxidant Activities and Their Chemotaxonomic Significance.
2017 Oct 26
Patents

Sample Use Guides

rats: single oral dose 1.6 mg/kg or 10 mg/kg, chronic treatment with a 10 mg/kg dose for 6 weeks. mice: 10-50 uM (iv)
Route of Administration: Oral
(1R,3S)-1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-β-carboline-3-carboxylic acid treatment resulted in a dose-dependent inhibition of TNF-a-induced secretion of PAI-1 from HUVECs, which was significant at 10-50lM
Name Type Language
2,3,4,9-TETRAHYDRO-1-METHYL-1H-PYRIDO(3,4-B)INDOLE-3-CARBOXYLIC ACID, TRANS-(-)-
Common Name English
1H-PYRIDO(3,4-B)INDOLE-3-CARBOXYLIC ACID, 2,3,4,9-TETRAHYDRO-1-METHYL-, (1R-TRANS)-
Systematic Name English
2,3,4,9-TETRAHYDRO-1-METHYL-1H-PYRIDO(3,4-B)INDOLE-3-CARBOXYLIC ACID, (1R,3S)-
Common Name English
1H-PYRIDO(3,4-B)INDOLE-3-CARBOXYLIC ACID, 2,3,4,9-TETRAHYDRO-1-METHYL-, (1R,3S)-
Common Name English
(1R,3S)-1-METHYLTETRAHYDRO-.BETA.-CARBOLINE-3-CARBOXYLIC ACID
Systematic Name English
1-METHYLTETRAHYDRO-.BETA.-CARBOLINE-3-CARBOXYLIC ACID, (1R,3S)-
Common Name English
Code System Code Type Description
FDA UNII
QM1A4NN056
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CAS
42438-72-2
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PUBCHEM
148447
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID10962488
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