COCONUT Compound

Melatonin

CNP0139257.0 · C13H16N2O2 · View on COCONUT ↗

Identifiers

NameMelatonin
IUPAC Name~{N}-[2-(5-methoxy-1~{H}-indol-3-yl)ethyl]acetamide
COCONUT IDCNP0139257.0
CAS73-31-4, 8041-44-9
InChIKeyDRLFMBDRBRZALE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChIInChI=1S/C13H16N2O2/c1-9(16)14-6-5-10-8-15-13-4-3-11(17-2)7-12(10)13/h3-4,7-8,15H,5-6H2,1-2H3,(H,14,16)
SMILESCOC1=CC=C2NC=C(CCNC(C)=O)C2=C1

Properties

Molecular FormulaC13H16N2O2
Molecular Weight232.28
Exact Mass232.12118
Log P (ALogP)1.86
TPSA54.12
H-Bond Donors / Acceptors2 / 2
Rotatable Bonds4
Lipinski's Rule of 5 Violations0
QED Drug-likeness0.84
NP-likeness-0.52

Classification

NP PathwayAlkaloids
NP SuperclassTryptophan alkaloids
NP ClassSimple indole alkaloids
Chemical SuperclassOrganoheterocyclic compounds
Chemical ClassIndoles and derivatives
Chemical SubclassIndoles

Reported in GR-MAPs Plants

Andrographis paniculata as “Andrographis paniculata” in COCONUT
Nicotiana tabacum as “Nicotiana tabacum” in COCONUT
Artemisia annua as “Artemisia annua” in COCONUT

Data from COCONUT (COlleCtion of Open Natural prodUcTs), released under CC0. Chandrasekhar V. et al. COCONUT 2.0: a comprehensive overhaul and curation of the collection of open natural products database. Nucleic Acids Research (2024), doi:10.1093/nar/gkae1063. COCONUT release 2026-10.