Girinimbine
Chemical compound
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Girinimbine is a carbazole alkaloid isolated from the curry tree (Murraya koenigii) along with the related alkaloids mahanimbine,[1] koenimbine,[2] isomahanine, mahanine, and others.
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| Preferred IUPAC name
3,3,5-Trimethyl-3,11-dihydropyrano[3,2-a]carbazole | |
| Other names
Girinimbin | |
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| C18H17NO | |
| Molar mass | 263.340 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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A 2011 study of girinimbine found that it inhibited the growth and induced apoptosis in human hepatocellular carcinoma, Hep G2 cells in vitro.[3]
