CHEBI:28281 - 5-methoxyindole-3-acetic acid

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ChEBI Name 5-methoxyindole-3-acetic acid
ChEBI ID CHEBI:28281
Definition A member of the class of indole-3-acetic acids in which the hydrogen at position 5 of indole-3-acetic acid has been replaced by a methoxy group.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
Secondary ChEBI IDs CHEBI:2088, CHEBI:20600
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Formula C11H11NO3
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 205.210
Monoisotopic Mass 205.07389
InChI InChI=1S/C11H11NO3/c1-15-8-2-3-10-9(5-8)7(6-12-10)4-11(13)14/h2-3,5-6,12H,4H2,1H3,(H,13,14)
InChIKey COCNDHOPIHDTHK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES O(C)C1=CC2=C(NC=C2CC(O)=O)C=C1
Metabolite of Species Details
Rattus norvegicus (NCBI:txid10116) See: PubMed
Brassica napus (NCBI:txid3708) See: MetaboLights Study
Brassica napus (NCBI:txid3708) See: PubMed
Oncorhynchus mykiss (NCBI:txid8022) See: PubMed
Homo sapiens (NCBI:txid9606) Found in saliva (UBERON:0001836). See: Sugimoto et al. (2013) Physiological and environmental parameters associated with mass spectrometry-based salivary metabolomic profiles.
Homo sapiens (NCBI:txid9606) Found in urine (BTO:0001419). See: PubMed
Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): Bronsted acid
A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Bronsted base).
(via oxoacid )
Biological Role(s): Brassica napus metabolite
Any plant metabolite that is produced by rapeseed (Brassica napus).
human urinary metabolite
Any metabolite (endogenous or exogenous) found in human urine samples.
antibacterial agent
A substance (or active part thereof) that kills or slows the growth of bacteria.
marine xenobiotic metabolite
Any metabolite produced by metabolism of a xenobiotic compound in marine macro- and microorganisms.
carcinogenic agent
A role played by a chemical compound which is known to induce a process of carcinogenesis by corrupting normal cellular pathways, leading to the acquistion of tumoral capabilities.
rat metabolite
Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in rat (Rattus norvegicus).
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing 5-methoxyindole-3-acetic acid (CHEBI:28281) has role Brassica napus metabolite (CHEBI:140165)
5-methoxyindole-3-acetic acid (CHEBI:28281) has role antibacterial agent (CHEBI:33282)
5-methoxyindole-3-acetic acid (CHEBI:28281) has role carcinogenic agent (CHEBI:50903)
5-methoxyindole-3-acetic acid (CHEBI:28281) has role human urinary metabolite (CHEBI:84087)
5-methoxyindole-3-acetic acid (CHEBI:28281) has role marine xenobiotic metabolite (CHEBI:83399)
5-methoxyindole-3-acetic acid (CHEBI:28281) has role rat metabolite (CHEBI:86264)
5-methoxyindole-3-acetic acid (CHEBI:28281) is a aromatic ether (CHEBI:35618)
5-methoxyindole-3-acetic acid (CHEBI:28281) is a indole-3-acetic acids (CHEBI:24803)
IUPAC Name
2-(5-methoxy-1H-indol-3-yl)acetic acid
Synonyms Sources
2-(5-methoxy-1H-indol-3-yl)ethanoic acid ChEBI
2-(5-methoxyindole-3-yl)acetic acid ChEBI
5-Methoxyindol-3-ylacetic acid HMDB
5-Methoxyindoleacetic acid HMDB
Manual Xrefs Databases
C05660 KEGG COMPOUND
CPD-12020 MetaCyc
HMDB0004096 HMDB
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187161 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
3471-31-6 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
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Last Modified
14 March 2018