A member of the class of acetamides that is acetamide in which one of the hydrogens attached to the nitrogen atom is replaced by a 2-(5-methoxy-1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl group. It is a hormone secreted by the pineal gland in humans.
Synonyms: Melatonin melatonin N-[2-(5-methoxy-1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl]acetamide
Term information
- Beilstein:205542
- PDBeChem:ML1
- DrugBank:DB01065
- PMID:16678784
- KEGG:C01598
- KEGG:D08170
- CAS:73-31-4
- Reaxys:205542
- LINCS:LSM-4779
- Wikipedia:Melatonin
- PMID:18485664
- PMID:18212404
- MetaCyc:N-ACETYL-5-METHOXY-TRYPTAMINE
- HMDB:HMDB0001389
- Drug_Central:1672
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MetaCyc:N-ACETYL-5-METHOXY-TRYPTAMINE
PDBeChem:ML1
KEGG:C01598
PMID:18212404
Reaxys:205542
Beilstein:205542
PMID:16678784
HMDB:HMDB0001389
Drug_Central:1672
LINCS:LSM-4779
KEGG:D08170
CAS:73-31-4
PMID:18485664
Wikipedia:Melatonin
DrugBank:DB01065
N-Acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine
5-methoxy-N-acetyltryptamine
melatonine
N-[2-(5-methoxyindol-3-yl)ethyl]acetamide
InChI=1S/C13H16N2O2/c1-9(16)14-6-5-10-8-15-13-4-3-11(17-2)7-12(10)13/h3-4,7-8,15H,5-6H2,1-2H3,(H,14,16)