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| Preferred IUPAC name (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; IAL; IAAL | |
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| MeSH | C001655 |
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| C10H9NO | |
| Molar mass | 159.188 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
Indole-3-acetaldehyde (IAL) belongs to the class oforganic compounds known asindoles. These are compounds containing an indole moiety, which consists ofpyrrole ring fused tobenzene to form2,3-benzopyrrole. It is ametabolite oftryptamine formed bymonoamine oxidase (MAO).
Indole-3-acetaldehyde is a substrate for retina-specificcopper 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]
