Indole-3-acetaldehyde

Indole-3-acetaldehyde belongs to the class of organic compounds known as indoles. These are compounds containing an indole moiety, which consists of pyrrole ring fused to benzene to form 2,3-benzopyrrole.

Indole-3-acetaldehyde

Names
IUPAC name 2-(1H-indol-3-yl)acetaldehyde
Other names Indoleacetaldehyde; 1H-Indole-3-acetaldehyde; 2-(indol-3-yl)acetaldehyde; Indole-3-acetaldehyde; Indoleacetaldehyde; 1H-indol-3-ylacetaldehyde; 2-(3-Indolyl)acetaldehyde; indol-3-ylacetaldehyde; Tryptaldehyde
Identifiers
CAS Number	2591-98-2
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:18086
ChemSpider	778
KEGG	C00637
MeSH	C001655
PubChem CID	800
InChI InChI=1S/C10H9NO/c12-6-5-8-7-11-10-4-2-1-3-9(8)10/h1-4,6-7,11H,5H2 Key: WHOOUMGHGSPMGR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES O=CCC1=CNC2=CC=CC=C12
Properties
Chemical formula	C10H9NO
Molar mass	159.188 g·mol^−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Indole-3-acetaldehyde is a substrate for retina-specific copper amine oxidase, aldehyde dehydrogenase X (mitochondrial), amine oxidase B, amiloride-sensitive amine oxidase, aldehyde dehydrogenase (mitochondrial), fatty aldehyde dehydrogenase, 4-trimethylaminobutyraldehyde dehydrogenase, aldehyde dehydrogenase (dimeric NADP-preferring), aldehyde dehydrogenase family 7 member A1, amine oxidase A, aldehyde dehydrogenase 1A3 and membrane copper amine oxidase.[1]

References

1. Nutaratat P, Srisuk N, Arunrattiyakorn P, Limtong S (2016). "Indole-3-acetic acid biosynthetic pathways in the basidiomycetous yeast Rhodosporidium paludigenum". Arch Microbiol. 198 (5): 429–37. doi:10.1007/s00203-016-1202-z.

External links

• Indoleacetaldehyde (HMDB01190)