:A huge number of nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds are ubiquitous
in natural products, pharmaceuticals, and bioactive molecules. Among these, the pyranoindole
represents an important structural motif, as it constitutes the central subunit in
both the biologically active natural products and therapeutic agents. Talathermophilins,
notoamides, norgeamides, carneamides, and versicamides are examples of naturally occurring
pyranoindoles, while the well-known etodolac and pemedolac are a tetrahydropyrano[
3,4-b]indole deriving from synthetic procedures. Besides the well-known antiinflammatory
and fibrinolytic activity, molecules comprising the pyranoindole framework
have been demonstrated to exhibit various biological activities, such as antiulcer, antidepressant,
analgesic, and antiproliferative. Herein, we report the most common natural and
synthetic products bearing a pyranoindole nucleus, their syntheses, and biological activities.