Comprehensive review of α-carboline alkaloids: Natural products, updated synthesis, and biological activities

α-carboline (9H-pyrido[2,3-b]indole), contains a pyridine ring fused with an indole backbone, is a promising scaffold for medicinal chemistry. In recent decades, accumulating evidence shows that α-carboline natural products and their derivatives possess diverse bioactivities. However, hitherto, ther...

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Main Authors: Deping Li, Renze Yang, Jun Wu, Bin Zhong, Yan Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Chemistry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fchem.2022.988327/full