Description
3,3′-Diindolylmethane is a compound that activates checkpoint kinase 2 (Chk2), leading to G2/M cell cycle arrest in various cancer cell lines. 3,3′-Diindolylmethane is utilized as an antineoplastic agent and is also included as a nutritional supplement in health care products.
IUPAC Name: 3-(1H-indol-3-ylmethyl)-1H-indole
InChI: InChI=1S/C17H14N2/c1-3-7-16-14(5-1)12(10-18-16)9-13-11-19-17-8-4-2-6-15(13)17/h1-8,10-11,18-19H,9H2
InChIKey: VFTRKSBEFQDZKX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES: C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C(=CN2)CC3=CNC4=CC=CC=C43
Synonyms: 3,3′-Diindolylmethane; 1968-05-4; diindolylmethane; di(1H-indol-3-yl)methane; 3,3′-Methylenebis-1H-indole; 3,3′-Methylenediindole; DIM; 1H-Indole, 3,3′-methylenebis-; …
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