Term Name: | nostocarboline |
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Synonyms: | 6-chloro-2-methyl-9H-beta-carbolin-2-ium |
Definition: | A member of the class of beta-carbolines that is 9H-beta-carbolin-2-ium substituted by a chloro group at position 6 and a methyl group at position 2. It is isolated from a fresh water cyanobacterium Nostoc 78-12A and acts as an inhibitor of butyrylcholinesterase. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:66637] ( EBI ) |