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Planta Med 1986; 52(1): 41-43
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-969064
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Indole Alkaloid β-Carboline-1-propionic Acid

Gábor Blaskó, Julianna Kardos, Miklós Simonyi, Csaba Szántay
  • Central Research Institute for Chemistry, The Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, P.O. Box 17, H-1525, Hungary
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1985

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26 February 2007 (online)

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Abstract

The total synthesis of ethyl β-carboline-1-propionate has been described and its ability to bind toward benzodiazepine and GABA receptors has been studied. It has been suggested that β-carboline-1-propionic acid is the true natural product, its ester derivatives are only artefacts of the isolation procedure.