Harmane

Product Specifications

CAS Number

486-84-0

Synonyms

Harman, Aribine, Aribin, Locuturine, Locuturin, Loturine, Passiflorin, 1-Methylnorharman, NSC 54439

Target

MAO

Applications

Neuronal Signaling

Smiles

CC1=NC=CC2=C1[NH]C3=CC=CC=C23

Molecular Formula

C12H10N2

Additionnal Information

Harmane (Harman, Aribine, Aribin, Locuturine, Locuturin, Loturine, Passiflorin, 1-Methylnorharman, NSC 54439) is a common compound in several foods, plants and beverages. Harmane is a selective monoamine oxidase inhibitors with IC50s of 0.5 μM and 5 μM for human MAO A and MAO B, respectively. Harmane also inhibits the apurinic/apyrimidinic (AP) endonuclease activity of the UV endonuclease induced by phage T4.