Abstract

A CONCISE REVIEW ON TETRAHYDROCARBAZOLE AND ITS BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES

Nisha V. T., Dr. Sree Janardhanan V.* and Mathan S.

ABSTRACT

1,2,3,4-Tetrahydrocarbazole is a tricyclic aromatic structure consisting of a five membered pyrrole ring fused with one side benzene ring and other side cyclohexane ring respectively. Tetrahydrocarbazole structure is majorly present in natural products and biologically active compounds. They have received a lot of attention in medicinal chemistry and possess a wide variety of potential pharmacological activities such as anti-Alzheimer, antimicrobial, hypoglycemic, antifungal, anticancer, antipsychotic, antiemetic, anti- inflammatory etc.

Keywords: Tetrahydrocarbazole, Anticancer drug, Anticonvulsant activity, Antimicrobial agent, Hypoglycemic agent.