6-Methoxyharmalan

A carboline alkaloid, this base occurs in the stems and leaves of Virola cuspidata. The structure has been shown to be 3:4-dihydro-6-methoxy-l-methyl-iJ-carboline from spectroscopic evidence.

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6-Methoxyharmalan is useful in the treatment of autophagy-associated disorders

ChEBI: 6-methoxy-1-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole is a harmala alkaloid.

Cassady et al., Lioydia, 34, 161 (1971)