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Usage

Compound class

Indole alkaloids

Derivative of

Tryptamine

Structural relation

Serotonin (neurotransmitter involved in regulating mood, appetite, and sleep)

Psychoactive properties

Hallucinogenic effects

Therapeutic potential

Treatment of various mental health conditions

Legal status

Controlled substance in some countries due to psychoactive properties.

InChI:InChI=1/C10H12N2/c1-11-6-8-7-12-10-5-3-2-4-9(8)10/h2-5,7,11-12H,6H2,1H3

Upstream product

• 120-72-9 indole 
• 487-89-8 Indole-3-carboxaldehyde 
• 74-89-5 methylamine 
• 87-52-5 3-(Dimethylaminomethyl)indole 
• 22980-06-9 3-(N-methylformimidoyl)-1H-indole 

Downstream Products

• 335032-82-1 3-[N-(benzyloxycarbonyl)-N-methylaminomethyl]-1H-indole 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Access to Polycyclic Thienoindolines via Formal [2+2+1] Cyclization of Alkynyl Indoles with S8and K2S

The syntheses of polycyclic thienoindolines bearing a dihydrothiophene or tetrahydrothiophene subunit have not been reported, despite the fact that such compounds may have interesting medicinal properties. Herein, we report a protocol for accessing polycyclic dihydrothiophenes by means of formal [2+2+1] intramolecular dearomatizing cyclization of alkynyl indoles with K2S and S8 as the sources of sulfide. In addition, tetrahydrothienoindolines were stereoselectively synthesized via a one-pot, two-step protocol involving AgNO3-catalyzed alkenyl dearomatization followed by two nucleophilic addition reactions involving K2S.

Novel Terminal Bipheny-Based Diapophytoene Desaturases (CrtN) Inhibitors as Anti-MRSA/VISR/LRSA Agents with Reduced hERG Activity

CrtN has been identified as an attractive and druggable target for treating pigmented Staphylococcus aureus infections. More than 100 new compounds were synthesized, which target the overwhelming the defects of the CrtN inhibitor 1. Analogues 23a and 23b demonstrated a significant activity against pigmented S. aureus Newman and 13 MRSA strains (IC50 = 0.02-10.5 nM), along with lower hERG inhibition (IC50 > 30 μM, ～10-fold decrease in comparison with 1). Furthermore, 23a and 23b were confirmed to reduce the staphylococcal load in the kidney and heart in a mouse model with normal treatment deeper than pretreatment ones, comparable even with vancomycin and linezolid. Remarkably, 23a could strongly block the pigment biosynthesis of these nine multidrug-resistant MRSA strains, including excellent activity against LRSA strains and VISA strains in vivo, and all of which demonstrated that 23a has a huge potential against intractable MRSA, VISA, and LRSA issues as a therapeutic drug.

Bioactivity-guided synthesis of gramine derivatives as new MT1 and 5-HT1A receptors agonists

Twenty-four gramine derivatives were synthesized and evaluated on MT1 and 5-HT1A receptors in vitro. Among them, seven derivatives (7, 8, 16, 19, 20, 21, and 24) exhibited higher agonisting activities on MT1 or 5-HT1A

AgF-mediated dialkylation of activate alkenes: An efficient access to nitrile-containing spirooxindoles

A novel Ag-mediated dialkylation reaction of alkenes was disclosed, in which AgF was essential to activate C－H bond of acetonitrile. This reaction provided an efficient way to nitrile-containing spirooxindoles from readily available (1H-indol-3-yl)methanamine derivatives.

Binding of serotonin to the human serotonin transporter. Molecular modeling and experimental validation

Molecular modeling and structure-activity relationship studies were performed to propose a model for binding of the neurotransmitter serotonin (5-HT) to the human serotonin transporter (hSERT). Homology models were constructed using the crystal structure of a bacterial homologue, the leucine transporter from Aquifex aeolicus, as the template and three slightly different sequence alignments. Induced fit docking of 5-HT into hSERT homology models resulted in two different binding modes. Both show a salt bridge between Asp98 and the charged primary amine of 5-HT, and both have the 5-HT C6 position of the indole ring pointing toward Ala173. The difference between the two orientations of 5-HT is an enantiofacial discrimination of the indole ring, resulting in the 5-hydroxyl group of 5-HT being vicinal to either Ser438/Thr439 or Ala169/Ile172/Ala173. To assess the binding experimentally, binding affinities for 5-HT and 17 analogues toward wild type and 13 single point mutants of hSERT were measured using an approach termed paired mutant-ligand analogue complementation (PaMLAC). The proposed ligand-protein interaction was systematically examined by disrupting it through site-directed mutagenesis and reestablishing another interaction via a ligand analogue matching the mutated residue, thereby minimizing the risk of identifying indirect effects. The interactions between Asp98 and the primary amine of 5-HT and the interaction between the C6-position of 5-HT and hSERT position 173 was confirmed using PaMLAC. The measured binding affinities of various mutants and 5-HT analogues allowed for a distinction between the two proposed binding modes of 5-HT and biochemically support the model for 5-HT binding in hSERT where the 5-hydroxyl group is in close proximity to Thr439.

FAB I INHIBITORS

Compounds of the formula (I) are disclosed which are Fab I inhibitors and are useful in the treatment of bacterial infections.

Indole derivatives with antimycobacterial activity

1,3-Dinitro-2-(indol-3'-yl)-propanes 3 are synthesized by Michael reaction of nitromethane with the indolylnitroethenes 2. - Reaction of the aldehydes 4 and 10 with the benzylamines 12 as well as the reaction of the indolylalkylamines 6a and 9a with the benzaldehydes 11 lead to Schiff bases which are reduced to N-benzyl-(indol-3-ylmethyl)-amines 13 and N-benzyl-(indol-3-ylethyl)-amines 14, respectively; tert amines 16 are synthesized via the formamides 15, amines 18 are prepared according to Mannich. - Inhibitory effects on Mycobacterium tuberculosis H 37 Ra are investigated, a structure-activity relationship is discussed.

Catalytic N-Dealkylation of Tertiary Amines--A Biomimetic Oxygenation Reaction

A heterogeneous catalyst system is described for N-dealkylation of tertiary amines.A large number of tertiary amines including some important synthetic drugs were N-dealkylated to give the corresponding secondary amines in 50-65percent yields.The reaction was carried out at room temperature by stirring a solution of a tertiary amine in methanol containing 10percent palladium-on-charcoal catalyst.The reaction had absolute requirement for molecular oxygen like the enzymatic dealkylation reaction.It also needed methanol to act as the reductant of molecular oxygen like the NADPH in the enzymatic reaction.A catalytic cycle similar to cytochrome P-450-catalysed oxygenation cycle is proposed for activation and transfer of oxygen to the α-carbon of tertiary amines to give unstable carbinolamines which on dissociation yield secondary amines.

Simple Syntheses of 3-Substituted Indoles and their Applications for High Yield 14C-Labelling

Methods are described which allow the synthesis of several plant indole alkaloids and their metabolites at different scales.Compounds synthesized include gramine (1) (3-dimethylaminoindole) which is directly derived from indole, while its biosynthetic precursor 3-aminomethylindole (3) and 3-methylaminomethylindole (2) as well as indole-3-carboxylic acid (7) are synthesized via indole-3-aldehyde (6).Slight changes of the experimental conditions allow syntheses with high yields not only at the molar but also at the μmolar level.This is extremely useful when isotope labelled compounds of high specific radioactivity are required for studies of plant metabolism. - Keywords: 3-Substituted Indoles, Indole Alkaloids, UV Spectra, MS Spectra, 1H NMR spectra