Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2021-05-15 00:21:44 UTC
Update Date2024-04-30 19:34:00 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0007020
Metabolite Identification
Common NameTryptophol
DescriptionTryptophol, also known as indole-3-ethanol, is an indolyl alcohol that is ethanol substituted by a 1H-indol-3-yl group at position 2. It has a role as a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite, an auxin and a plant metabolite. Tryptophol is a catabolite of tryptophan converted by the gut microbiota. After absorption through the intestinal epithelium, tryptophan catabolites enter the bloodstream and are later excreted in the urine (PMID:30120222 ). Tryptophol production was negatively associated with interferon-gamma production (IFNγ) which suggests that tryptophol has anti-inflammatory properties (PMID:27814509 ). Tryptophol has also been identified as the hypnotic agent in trypanosomal sleeping sickness, and because it is formed in vivo after ethanol or disulfiram treatment, it is also associated with the study of alcoholism (PMID:7241135 ).
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
1H-Indole-3-ethanolChEBI
1H-Indolyl-3-ethanolChEBI
2-(indol-3-yl)EthanolChEBI
3-(2-Hydroxyethyl)indoleChEBI
Indole-3-ethanolChEBI
TryptophanolChEBI
2-(1H-indol-3-yl)EthanolHMDB
2-(3-Indolyl)ethanolHMDB
2-(3-IndolylethanolHMDB
3-(b-Hydroxyethyl)indoleHMDB
3-(beta-Hydroxyethyl)indoleHMDB
3-IndoleethanolHMDB
3-IndolylethanolHMDB
b-(3-Indole)ethanolHMDB
beta-(3-Indole)ethanolHMDB
beta-indol-3-YlethanolHMDB
DL-TryptophanolHMDB
IEAHMDB
Indole ethanolHMDB
IndoleethanolHMDB
TryptopholHMDB, KEGG
3-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-1H-indoleHMDB
3-(β-Hydroxyethyl)indoleHMDB
3-Indole ethanolHMDB
β-(3-Indole)ethanolHMDB
Molecular FormulaC10H11NO
Average Mass161.2004
Monoisotopic Mass161.084063979
IUPAC Name2-(1H-indol-3-yl)ethan-1-ol
Traditional Nametryptophol
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
OCCC1=CNC2=C1C=CC=C2
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C10H11NO/c12-6-5-8-7-11-10-4-2-1-3-9(8)10/h1-4,7,11-12H,5-6H2
InChI KeyMBBOMCVGYCRMEA-UHFFFAOYSA-N