List, Adolf

Indole is perhaps the most visible heterocycle in all of chemistry. Since Adolf von Baeyer proposed the structure of indole as a heteroaromatic compound 140 years ago, indole has embodied a myriad of natural products, pharmaceutical agents, and a growing list of polymers. In the human body, serotonin modulates 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), a monoamine neurotransmitter primarily found in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and central nervous system (CNS), and modulates vasoconstriction and many brain activities. Melatonin regulates circadian rhythms, most noticeably, sleep. Tryptamine is closely related to melatonin and the amino acid tryptophan. 

Mssr. Richard FrSschel and Hans Adolf HeB for researching the often very disparate literature sources, and all the authors listed in the reference list (Vol. 2). 

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