The molecule is a harmala alkaloid in which the harman skeleton is hydroxy-substituted at C-7 and has been reduced across the 3,4 bond. It has a role as an EC 1.4.3.4 (monoamine oxidase) inhibitor and an algal metabolite. It derives from a hydride of a harman.
1-methyl-4,9-dihydro-3H-pyrido[3,4-b]indol-7-ol