apoharmine en · NOUN
Etymology
From apo- + harmine.
Meanings
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(uncountable) An alkaloid, C₈H₈N₂, derived from harmic acid, that behaves similarly to harmine, but that has greater solubility in water.
Apoharmine and apoadifoline also exhibit similar colour changes in Dische's carbazole test.
1961, Chemical Society (Great Britain), Journal of the Chemical Society (part 3, page 2716)Since apoharmine can be reduced both to dihydro- and tetrahydroapoharmine (242), it still contains the unsaturated nucleus present in harmine.
1952, The Alkaloids: Chemistry and Physiology, page 395: