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Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2020-10-27 23:48:17 UTC
Update Date2024-04-30 19:31:44 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0000271
Metabolite Identification
Common NameIndole-3-carboxaldehyde
DescriptionIndole-3-carboxaldehyde (IAld or I3A), also known as 3-formylindole or 3-indolealdehyde, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as indoles. Indoles are compounds containing an indole moiety, which consists of pyrrole ring fused to benzene to form 2,3-benzopyrrole. I3A is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). In humans, I3A is a biologically active metabolite which acts as a receptor agonist at the aryl hydrocarbon receptor in intestinal immune cells. It stimulates the production of interleukin-22 which facilitates mucosal reactivity (PMID: 27102537 ). I3A is a microbially derived tryptophan metabolite produced by Clostridium and Lactobacillus (PMID: 30120222 , 27102537  ). I3A has also been found in the urine of patients with untreated phenylketonuria (PMID: 5073866 ). Outside of the human body, I3A has been detected, but not quantified in, several different foods, such as beans, Brussels sprouts, cucumbers, cereals and cereal products, and white cabbages. This could make I3A a potential biomarker for the consumption of these foods.
Structure
Synonyms
Molecular FormulaC9H7NO
Average Mass145.158
Monoisotopic Mass145.052763851
IUPAC Name1H-indole-3-carbaldehyde
Traditional Nameindole-3-carboxaldehyde
CAS Registry Number487-89-8
SMILES
O=CC1=CNC2=C1C=CC=C2
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C9H7NO/c11-6-7-5-10-9-4-2-1-3-8(7)9/h1-6,10H
InChI KeyOLNJUISKUQQNIM-UHFFFAOYSA-N