Mesembrine

Mesembrine
	IUPAC name (3aS,7aR)-3a- (3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)- 1-methyl-2,3,4,5,7,7a- hexahydroindol-6-one
Identifiers
CAS number	468-53-1
PubChem	193296
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
	SMILES CN1CC[C@@]2 ([C@H]1CC(=O)CC2) C3=CC(=C(C=C3)OC)OC;
Properties
Molecular formula	C17H23NO3
Molar mass	289.37 g mol−1
log P	1.1
Supplementary data page
Structure and; properties	n, εr, etc.
Thermodynamic; data	Phase behaviour; Solid, liquid, gas
Spectral data	UV, IR, NMR, MS
	(verify) (what is: /?); Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
	Infobox references

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Mesembrine is an alkaloid present in Sceletium tortuosum.^[1] Mesembrine acts as a serotonin reuptake inhibitor^[2]. Mesembrine may contribute to the antidepressant effects of kanna.

[edit] References

^ Smith M, Crouch N, Gericke N, Hirst M (1996). "Psychoactive constituents of the genus Sceletium N.E.Br. and other Mesembryanthemaceae: a review". Journal of Ethnopharmacology 50 (3): 119–30. doi:10.1016/0378-8741(95)01342-3. PMID 8691846.
^ Gary I. Stafforda, Mikael E. Pedersenb, Johannes van Stadena, Anna K. Jäger (2008). "Review on plants with CNS-effects used in traditional South African medicine against mental diseases.". Journal of Ethnopharmacology 119 (3): 513–537. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2008.08.010. PMID 18775771.

Mesembrine

IUPAC name (3aS,7aR)-3a- (3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)- 1-methyl-2,3,4,5,7,7a- hexahydroindol-6-one
Identifiers
CAS number	468-53-1^Y
PubChem	193296
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES CN1CC[C@@]2 ([C@H]1CC(=O)CC2) C3=CC(=C(C=C3)OC)OC
Properties
Molecular formula	C₁₇H₂₃NO₃
Molar mass	289.37 g mol⁻¹
log P	1.1
Supplementary data page
Structure and properties	n, ε_r, etc.
Thermodynamic data	Phase behaviour Solid, liquid, gas
Spectral data	UV, IR, NMR, MS
Y (verify) (what is: Y/N?) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references