468-53-1

468-53-1 structure

Name: 3a-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-1-methyl-octahydro-1H-indol-6(2H)-one
Chemical Name: 3a-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-1-methyl-octahydro-1H-indol-6(2H)-one
CAS Number: 468-53-1
Molecular Formula: C₁₇H₂₃NO₃
Molecular Weight: 289.36900
Catalog: Signaling Pathways GPCR/G Protein 5-HT Receptor
Create Date: 2016-05-27 05:36:54
Modify Date: 2025-08-25 08:45:37
Mesembrine ((+)-Mesembrine) a main alkaloid that features an aryloctahydroindole skeleton. Mesembrine is a 5-HT transporter inhibitor with a Ki of 1.4 nM. Mesembrine also inhibits phosphodiesterase 4B (PDE4B) with an IC50 of 7.8 μM[1][2].

Name	3a-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-1-methyl-octahydro-1H-indol-6(2H)-one
Synonyms	mesembrine

Description	Mesembrine ((+)-Mesembrine) a main alkaloid that features an aryloctahydroindole skeleton. Mesembrine is a 5-HT transporter inhibitor with a Ki of 1.4 nM. Mesembrine also inhibits phosphodiesterase 4B (PDE4B) with an IC50 of 7.8 μM[1][2].
Related Catalog	Signaling Pathways >> Metabolic Enzyme/Protease >> Phosphodiesterase (PDE) Research Areas >> Neurological Disease Signaling Pathways >> GPCR/G Protein >> 5-HT Receptor Signaling Pathways >> Neuronal Signaling >> 5-HT Receptor
Target	PDE4B:7.8 μM (IC50) serotonin:1.4 nM (Ki)
In Vitro	Mesembrine can bind to cloned human cannabinoid CB1 receptors in vitro[1].
References	[1]. John L Krstenansky. Mesembrine alkaloids: Review of their occurrence, chemistry, and pharmacology. J Ethnopharmacol. 2017 Jan 4;195:10-19. [2]. Golo M J Meyer, et al. GC-MS, LC-MS(n), LC-high resolution-MS(n), and NMR studies on the metabolism and toxicological detection of mesembrine and mesembrenone, the main alkaloids of the legal high "Kanna" isolated from Sceletium tortuosum. Anal Bioanal Chem. 2015 Jan;407(3):761-78.

Hazard Codes	Xi