DMCM

DMCM
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Methyl 4-ethyl-6,7-dimethoxy-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole-3-carboxylate
	Other names DMCM
Identifiers
CAS Number	82499-00-1 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	94746 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.220.168
IUPHAR/BPS	4179;
PubChem CID	104999;
UNII	1309288N1J ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID90896999 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C17H18N2O4/c1-5-9-15-10-6-13(21-2)14(22-3)7-11(10)19-12(15)8-18-16(9)17(20)23-4/h6-8,19H,5H2,1-4H3 Key: GADIKQPUNWAMEB-UHFFFAOYSA-N ;
	SMILES CCC1=C2C3=CC(=C(C=C3NC2=CN=C1C(=O)OC)OC)OC;
Properties
Chemical formula	C17H18N2O4
Molar mass	314.336 g/mol
Boiling point	87 °C (189 °F; 360 K)
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DMCM (methyl 6,7-dimethoxy-4-ethyl-β-carboline-3-carboxylate) is a drug from the β-carboline family that induces anxiety and convulsions by acting as a negative allosteric modulator of GABA_A receptors — functionally opposite to benzodiazepines and related drugs which are positive allosteric modulators — and is used in scientific research for these properties to test new anxiolytic and anticonvulsant medications, respectively. It has also been shown to produce analgesic effects in animals, which is thought to be the drug's induced panic reducing the perception of pain.

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