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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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Properties | |
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).
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Indole-3-acetaldehyde (IAL) 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. It is a metabolite of tryptamine formed by monoamine oxidase (MAO).
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]