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| IUPACName =  6-Methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole
| OtherNames = 6-MeO-THBC;</br> 5-MeO-TLN 
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'''Pinoline''' is a methoxylated [[tryptoline]] <!--[[beta-carboline]]--> that occurs in the [[pineal gland]] during the metabolism of [[melatonin]].  Its chemical names are 5-methoxytryptoline and 6-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-β-carboline (6-MeO-THBC).  The biological activity of this molecule is of interest as a potential [[free radical]] scavenger ([[antioxidant]]), similar to that function of melatonin.<ref>{{cite book |last= Schiller |first= Erich |coauthors= Bartsch, H. |editor= |others= |title=Free Radicals and Inhalation Pathology: Respiratory System, Mononuclear Phagocyte System, Hypoxia and Reoxygenation, Pneumoconioses, and Other Granulomatoses, Cancer |url= http://books.google.com/books?id=y5aQMpT6tC0C&printsec=frontcover#PPA107,M1 |format= Google Books, page view |accessdate= 2009-02-14 |edition= |series= |date= |year= 2003 |month= |publisher= Springer |location= |isbn= 9783540002017 |oclc= |doi= |id= |pages= 107 |chapter= |chapterurl= |quote= }}</ref> It also acts as an endogenous [[MAOI]].

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