β-Carboline alkaloids: biochemical and pharmacological functions

R Cao, W Peng, Z Wang, A Xu - Current medicinal chemistry, 2007 - ingentaconnect.com
β-Carboline alkaloids are a large group of natural and synthetic indole alkaloids with
different degrees of aromaticity, some of which are widely distributed in nature, including …

A review on medicinal importance, pharmacological activity and bioanalytical aspects of beta-carboline alkaloid “Harmine”

K Patel, M Gadewar, R Tripathi, SK Prasad… - Asian Pacific journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Harmine, a beta-carboline alkaloid, is widely distributed in the plants, marine creatures,
insects, mammalians as well as in human tissues and body fluids. Harmine was originally …

The selectivity of protein kinase inhibitors: a further update

J Bain, L Plater, M Elliott, N Shpiro, CJ Hastie… - Biochemical …, 2007 - portlandpress.com
The specificities of 65 compounds reported to be relatively specific inhibitors of protein
kinases have been profiled against a panel of 70–80 protein kinases. On the basis of this …

β-Carboline alkaloids in Peganum harmala and inhibition of human monoamine oxidase (MAO)

T Herraiz, D González, C Ancín-Azpilicueta… - Food and Chemical …, 2010 - Elsevier
Peganum harmala L. is a multipurpose medicinal plant increasingly used for psychoactive
recreational purposes (Ayahuasca analog). Harmaline, harmine, harmalol, harmol and …

Pharmacological effects of harmine and its derivatives: a review

L Zhang, D Li, S Yu - Archives of pharmacal research, 2020 - Springer
Harmine is isolated from the seeds of the medicinal plant, Peganum harmala L., and has
been used for thousands of years in the Middle East and China. Harmine has many …

Harmine specifically inhibits protein kinase DYRK1A and interferes with neurite formation

N Göckler, G Jofre, C Papadopoulos, U Soppa… - The FEBS …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
DYRK1A is a dual‐specificity protein kinase that autophosphorylates a conserved tyrosine
residue in the activation loop but phosphorylates exogenous substrates only at serine or …

β-Carboline as a privileged scaffold for multitarget strategies in Alzheimer's disease therapy

A Beato, A Gori, B Boucherle… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The natural β-carboline alkaloids display similarities with neurotransmitters that can be
favorably exploited to design bioactive and bioavailable drugs for Alzheimer's disease (AD) …

A comprehensive overview of β-carbolines and its derivatives as anticancer agents

B Luo, X Song - European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract β-Carboline alkaloids are a family of natural and synthetic products with structural
diversity and outstanding antitumor activities. This review summarizes research …

Xanthomicrol is the main cytotoxic component of Dracocephalum kotschyii and a potential anti-cancer agent

F Jahaniani, SA Ebrahimi, N Rahbar-Roshandel… - Phytochemistry, 2005 - Elsevier
Spinal-Z, a methanolic mixture of dried powdered seeds of Peganum harmala Linn. and leaf
of Dracocephalum kotschyii Boiss. is an Iranian ethno-medical remedy. It has been used for …

The small molecule harmine is an antidiabetic cell-type-specific regulator of PPARγ expression

H Waki, KW Park, N Mitro, L Pei, R Damoiseaux… - Cell metabolism, 2007 - cell.com
PPARγ is the master regulator of adipogenesis and the molecular target of the
thiazolidinedione antidiabetic drugs. By screening for compounds that promote …