Tetrahydroharmine
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Tetrahydroharmine (THH) is a fluorescent indole alkaloid that occurs in the tropical liana species Banisteriopsis caapi.[1]
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Other names | THH; 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroharmine; Leptaflorine; 2,3,4,9-Tetrahydro-7-methoxy-1-methyl-1H-pyrido(3,4-b)indole |
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Formula | C13H16N2O |
Molar mass | 216.284 g·mol−1 |
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THH, like other harmala alkaloids in B. caapi, namely harmaline and harmine, is a reversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase A (RIMA),[2] but it also inhibits the reuptake of serotonin.[3]
THH contributes to B. caapi's psychoactivity as a serotonin reuptake inhibitor.[4]