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
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cross reference
- PMID:18212404 (Europe PMC)
- KEGG:C01598
- Wikipedia:Melatonin
- Reaxys:205542 (Reaxys)
- MetaCyc:N-ACETYL-5-METHOXY-TRYPTAMINE
- Beilstein:205542 (Beilstein)
- Drug_Central:1672 (DrugCentral)
- DrugBank:DB01065
- PMID:16678784 (Europe PMC)
- CAS:73-31-4 (ChemIDplus)
- KEGG:D08170
- LINCS:LSM-4779
- CAS:73-31-4 (NIST Chemistry WebBook)
- PMID:8290600 (Europe PMC)
- PMID:18485664 (Europe PMC)
- PDBeChem:ML1
- HMDB:HMDB0001389
- CAS:73-31-4 (KEGG COMPOUND)
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has related synonym
N-Acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine
5-methoxy-N-acetyltryptamine
melatonine
N-[2-(5-methoxyindol-3-yl)ethyl]acetamide
Term relations
Subclass of:
- independent continuant
- acetamides
- tryptamines
- has role some immunological adjuvant
- has role some mouse metabolite
- has role some hormone
- has role some anticonvulsant
- has role some human metabolite
- has_functional_parent some tryptamine
- has role some radical scavenger
- has role some central nervous system depressant
- has role some geroprotector