The molecule is a member of the class of beta-carbolines that is 9H-beta-carbolin-2-ium substituted by a chloro group at position 6 and a methyl group at position 2. It is isolated from a fresh water cyanobacterium Nostoc 78-12A and acts as an inhibitor of butyrylcholinesterase. It has a role as a metabolite, an EC 3.1.1.8 (cholinesterase) inhibitor and an antimalarial. It is a member of beta-carbolines, an organochlorine compound, an organic cation and an alkaloid.
6-chloro-2-methyl-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indol-2-ium