The molecule is an organic heterotricyclic compound resulting from the formal fusion of the 2-3 bond of 5-chloroindole with the 2-3 bond of cycloheptanecarboxamide (the S enantiomer). It is a potent, cell-permeable, metabolically stable and selective inhibitor of the deacetylase SIRT1. It has a role as an EC 3.5.1.98 (histone deacetylase) inhibitor. It is an aromatic compound, an organic heterotricyclic compound, an organochlorine compound and a primary carboxamide.
(6S)-2-chloro-5,6,7,8,9,10-hexahydrocyclohepta[b]indole-6-carboxamide