Melatonin

Melatonin
Molecular structure via molpic
Molecular formula	C13H16N2O2
Molecular mass	232.28 g/mol
Appearance	Pale yellow leaflets from benzene
Melting point	116-118 °C
Solubility	>34.8 [ug/mL] (The mean of the results at pH 7.4)
Chirality	achiral

Identifiers []
IUPAC name	N-[2-(5-methoxy-1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl]acetamide
Cannonical SMILES	CC(=O)NCCC1=CNC2=C1C=C(C=C2)OC
InChI	InChI=1S/C13H16N2O2/c1-9(16)14-6-5-10-8-15-13-4-3-11(17-2)7-12(10)13/h3-4,7-8,15H,5-6H2,1-2H3,(H,14,16)
InChIKey	DRLFMBDRBRZALE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Dosing

Oral []
Threshold	1 - 1.5 mg
Light	1.5 - 3 mg
Common	3 mg
Strong	3 - 6 mg
Heavy	6 - 10 mg

Statistically derived dosages by Sernyl

Melatonin (also known as Melatonine, N-Acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine, Circadin, N-[2-(5-Methoxy-1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl]acetamide, 5-Methoxy-N-acetyltryptamine, Melatol, N-(2-(5-Methoxy-1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl)acetamide, Melovine, 8041-44-9 or Acetamide, N-[2-(5-methoxy-1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl]-) is a depressant substance of the phenethylamine class.

Chemistry

Melatonin is a achiral mixture

See also

• Depressant
• Substituted phenethylamines

External links

• Melatonin (Wikipedia)
• Melatonin (Wikidata)
• Melatonin (DrugBank)
• Melatonin (PubChem)
• Melatonin (ChemSpider)
• Melatonin (Common Chemistry)
• Melatonin (HMDB)
• Melatonin (KEGG)
• Melatonin (UNII)
• Melatonin (EPA DSSTox)