
Indole-3-Acetic Acid
Indole-3-acetic acid is a monocarboxylic acid that is acetic acid in which one of the methyl hydrogens has been replaced by a 1H-indol-3-yl group. It has a role as an auxin, a plant hormone, a mouse metabolite, a plant metabolite and a human metabolite. It is a member of indole-3-acetic acids and a monocarboxylic acid. It is a conjugate acid of an indole-3-acetate. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 2-(1H-indol-3-yl)acetic acid
- Molecular formula
- C10H9NO2
- Molecular weight
- 175.18 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 175.063328530 Da
- XLogP3
- 1.4
- Topological polar surface area
- 53.1 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 2
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 2
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:16411
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL82411
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID5020738
- PubMed:40947077
- PubMed:38555004
- PubMed:30639138
- PubMed:30324315
- PubMed:29968805
- PubMed:24467709
- PubMed:23087694
- PubMed:23077481
- PubMed:23074908
- PubMed:23016493
- PubMed:22992509
- PubMed:22989740
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