Ceratamine B

Uses

An antimitotic heterocyclic alkaloid isolated from the marine sponge Pseudoceratina sp. collected in Papua New Guinea.

Definition

ChEBI: Ceratamine B is an organic heterobicyclic compound, which is imidazo[4,5-d]azepin-5(6H)-one substituted by a 3,5-dibromo-4-methoxybenzyl group at position 4 and a methylamino group at position 2. It is an antimitotic alkaloid isolated from the marine sponge Pseudoceratina. It has a role as a metabolite and an antimitotic. It is an organobromine compound, an organic heterobicyclic compound and an alkaloid.