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. 1978 Nov;305(2):135-41.
doi: 10.1007/BF00508283.

Tetrahydronorharmane (tetrahydro-beta-carboline), a physiologically occurring compound of indole metabolism

H Honecker, H Rommelspacher

Tetrahydronorharmane (tetrahydro-beta-carboline), a physiologically occurring compound of indole metabolism

H Honecker et al. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol. 1978 Nov.

Abstract

In the present paper a sensitive method is described to measure tetrahydronorharmane (THN) in the urine of man and rats as well as in the forebrain of rats. The compound is extracted into diethyl ether, separated by thin layer chromatography (TLC), acetylated with radiolabelled acetic anhydride and further isolated by two-dimensional TLC development. The existence of THN in urine of man was proven by using chromatography with different solvent systems, cocristallisation, isotope dilution technique as well as mass-spectrometry. The amount of THN in the urine varied over a wide range. With the same method it was demonstrated that THN occurs also in the forebrain of rats. The concentration increases after loading with tryptamine. The findings are discussed in view of the hypothesis that THN acts as a compound modulating neuronal mechanism.

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