• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.106-112
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• 2008

The effects of harman and norharman on dopamine content and L-DOPA-induced cytotoxicity were investigated in PC12 cells. Harman and norharman decreased the intracellular dopamine content for 24 h. The $IC_{50}$ values of harman and norharman were 20.4 ${\mu}M$ and 95.8 ${\mu}M$, respectively. Tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) activity and TH mRNA levels were also decreased by 20 ${\mu}M$ harman and 100 ${\mu}M$ norharman. Under the same conditions, the intracellular cyclic AMP levels were decreased by harman and norharman. In addition, harman and norharman at concentrations higher than 80 ${\mu}M$ and 150 ${\mu}M$ caused cytotoxicity at 24 h in PC12 cells. Non-cytotoxic ranges of 10-30 ${\mu}M$ harman and 50-150 ${\mu}M$ norharman inhibited L-DOPA (20-50 ${\mu}M$)-induced increases of dopamine content at 24 h. Harman at 20-150 ${\mu}M$ and norharman at 100-300 ${\mu}M$ also enhanced LDOPA (20-100 ${\mu}M$)-induced cytotoxicity at 24 h. These results suggest that harman and norharman decrease dopamine content by reducing TH activity and aggravate L-DOPA-induced cytotoxicity in PC12 cells.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.174-177
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• 2015

A potent α-glucosidase inhibitor (compound I) was isolated from coffee brews by activity-based fractionation and identified as a β-carboline alkaloid norharman (9H-pyrido[3.4-b]indole) on the basis of mass spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance spectra (¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, and COSY). The norharman showed potent inhibition against α-glucosidase enzyme in a concentration-dependent manner, with an IC₅₀ value of 0.27 mM for maltase and 0.41 mM for sucrase. A Lineweaver-Burk plot revealed that norharman inhibited α-glucosidase enzyme uncompetitively, with a K_i value of 0.13 mM.

• Journal of Photoscience
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.143-147
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• 2005

The simultaneous determination of harman, harmaline and norharman has been described using synchronous fluorescence technique. The method has been based on their natural fluorescence. It is difficult to analyze and determine their contents by conventional fluorescence method because of their similar molecular structures. The synchronous spectrum, maintaining a constant wavelength difference of ${\Delta}{\lambda}=185nm$ between the excitation and emission monochromators, was selected as optimum to perform the determination. The method was also performed in aqueous medium at pH 4.0 and in presence of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), $1{\times}10^{-5}M$. Under the optimum conditions, each analyte has the linear determination range of $1{\times}10^{-7}M-\;1{\times}10^{-4}M$.

• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2003년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.2-2
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• pp.85.2-85.2
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• 2003

In vivo aromatic ${\beta}$-carbolines, such as harman and norharman, may easily be formed by cyclization of indoleamines with e.g. aldehydes. Because of the structural similarity to MPTP, ${\beta}$-carbolines have been proposed as endogenous toxins. In this study, we have investigated the effects of harman and norharman on dopamine biosynthesis and L-DOPA-induced cytotoxicity in PC12 cells. Treatment of PC12 cells with harman and norharman showed 48.8% and 49.5% inhibition of dopamine content at a concentration of 20 ${\mu}$M and 100 ${\mu}$M for 48h. (omitted)

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.52-55
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• 1988

From the ether soluble alkaloidal fraction of Panax ginseng, 4-methyl-5-thiazoleethanol, norharman and barman were isolated. 4-Methyl-5-thiazoleethanol was isolated for the first time from natural resources.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.220-223
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• 1992

The methanolic extract of Commelina communis (aerial part) showed antibacterial activity against a cariogenic bacterium, Streptococcus mutans OMZ 176. The active principles were identified to be $\beta$-carboline alkaloids, 1-carbomethoxy-$\beta$-carboline, norharman and harman, which were bactericidal in the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of $100\;\mu{g/ml}$ against the strain.

• 약학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.34-39
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• 1990

The alkaloidal constituents of Commelina communis(Commelinaceae) were investigated. From the ether soluble alkaloidal fraction, three ${\beta}-carboline$ type alkaloids were isolated by chromatographic purification process. Their chemical structures were identified as $1-carbomethoxy-{\beta}-carboline$, norharman and harman from the physicochemical data, which were newly isolated from this plant.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.243-247
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• 1985

A new $\beta$-carboline alkaloid, 1-carbobutoxy-$\beta$-carboline as well as $N_{9}$ -formylharman, 1-carboethoxy-$\beta$-carboline, 1-carbomethoxy-$\beta$- carboline, perloyrine, harman and norharman were isolated from the rhizoma of Polygala tenuifolia Willdenow. The structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic studies and chemical evidence.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.719-725
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• 2009

헤테로고리 아민은 높은 돌연변이성과 발암 가능성을 가진 물질로, 단백질이 높게 함유된 식품의 가열 중 발생한다. 본 실험에서는 $220^{\circ}C$에서 양면을 10분씩 가열 조리한 쇠고기 패티를 microwave를 이용하여 예열처리를 하였을 때 나타나는 HCAs의 생성량에 대한 영향을 분석하였다. 헤테로고리 화합물의 분석을 위해 전처리 과정에서 solidphase extraction 방법을 이용하였고, LC/MS로 정량과 정성분석을 하였다. 시료에서는 9개의 HCAs(Trp-P-2, Trp-P-1, Glu-P-1, Glu-P-2, Norharman, Harman, $A{\alpha}C$, MeIQx, PhIP)가 검출되었으며 이 중 Norharman, Harman, PhIP가 상대적으로 높은 함량이었다. 1분 동안의 microwave 예열 처리는 검출된 대부분의 HCAs 생성을 무처리 대조군에 비해 90% 이상 감소시켰다. Amino-carbolines류의 HCAs 경우, 1분의 microwave preheating 처리가 가장 효과적이었고 PhIP가 대부분의 함량을 차지하는 amino-imidazoazaarens류는 microwave preheating 시간이 증가할수록 뛰어난 HCAs 감소효과를 나타내었다.

• 약학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 1986

The alkaloid components in the root of Codonopsis lanceolata were studied. From the ether soluble alkaloid fraction, four $\beta$-carboline alkaloids were isolated in crystalline state by chromatographic purification process; comp. I mp $178^{\circ}$, isolated yield 4.5$\times$$10^{-5}%$, comp. II mp $166^{\circ}$, 6.0$\times$$10^{-5}%$, comp. III mp $164^{\circ}$, 1.8$\times$$10^{-4}%$ and comp. IV mp $197^{\circ}$, 3.5$\times$$10^{-5}%$. They were identified by spectral analysis and by total synthesis as being a new component $N_9$-formylharman, and already known components in other plant 1-carbomethoxy-$\beta$-carboline, perlolyrine and norharman.