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indolactam V
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: Benzopyrroles with the nitrogen at the number one carbon adjacent to the benzyl portion, in contrast to ISOINDOLES which have the nitrogen away from the six-membered ring.
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indolactam V [ epi-indolactam V,indolactam-V ]
only the (-)-isomer of indolactam V showed carcinogenic activity; structure given in first source
90365-57-4 3H-
Pyrrolo(4,3,2-
gh)-
1,4-
benzodiazonin-
3-
one, 1,2,4,5,6,8-
hexahydro-
5-
(hydroxymethyl)-
1-
methyl-
2-
(1-
methylethyl)-
, (2S-
(2R*,5R*))
*Indoles
*Lactams
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Carcinogens
Gann 1984;75(10):866