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Creation Date2016-05-25 18:10:53 UTC
Update Date2016-11-09 01:17:21 UTC
Accession NumberCHEM021720
Identification
Common Name5-Hydroxyindoleacetic acid
ClassSmall Molecule
DescriptionA member of the class of indole-3-acetic acids that is indole-3-acetic acid substituted by a hydroxy group at C-5.
Contaminant Sources
  • FooDB Chemicals
  • HMDB Contaminants - Urine
Contaminant TypeNot Available
Chemical Structure
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Synonyms
ValueSource
5-HIAAChEBI
5-Hydroxy-1H-indole-3-acetic acidChEBI
5-Hydroxyindol-3-ylacetic acidChEBI
5-Hydroxyindole-3-acetic acidChEBI
5-Hydroxy-1H-indole-3-acetateGenerator
5-Hydroxyindol-3-ylacetateGenerator
5-Hydroxyindole-3-acetateGenerator
5-HydroxyindoleacetateGenerator
5-Hydroxy-3-indolylacetateHMDB
5-Hydroxy-iaaHMDB
5-Hydroxy-indole-3-acetateHMDB
5-Hydroxy-indole-3-acetic acidHMDB
5-HydroxyheteroauxinHMDB
5-Hydroxyindole acetateHMDB
5-OxyindoleacetateHMDB
5-Oxyindoleacetic acidHMDB
5HIAAHMDB
HydroxyindoleacetateHMDB
5-Hydroxyindolamine acetic acidMeSH, HMDB
Hydroxyindoleacetic acidMeSH, HMDB
5 Hydroxy 3 indoleacetic acidMeSH, HMDB
5 Hydroxyindolamine acetic acidMeSH, HMDB
5-Hydroxy-3-indoleacetic acidMeSH, HMDB
Acetic acid, 5-hydroxyindolamineMeSH, HMDB
Acid, hydroxyindoleaceticMeSH, HMDB
Acid, 5-hydroxy-3-indoleaceticMeSH, HMDB
Acid, 5-hydroxyindolamine aceticMeSH, HMDB
Chemical FormulaC10H9NO3
Average Molecular Mass191.183 g/mol
Monoisotopic Mass191.058 g/mol
CAS Registry Number54-16-0
IUPAC Name2-(5-hydroxy-1H-indol-3-yl)acetic acid
Traditional Namehydroxyindoleacetic acid
SMILESOC(=O)CC1=CNC2=CC=C(O)C=C12
InChI IdentifierInChI=1S/C10H9NO3/c12-7-1-2-9-8(4-7)6(5-11-9)3-10(13)14/h1-2,4-5,11-12H,3H2,(H,13,14)
InChI KeyDUUGKQCEGZLZNO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as indole-3-acetic acid derivatives. Indole-3-acetic acid derivatives are compounds containing an acetic acid (or a derivative) linked to the C3 carbon atom of an indole.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassOrganoheterocyclic compounds
ClassIndoles and derivatives
Sub ClassIndolyl carboxylic acids and derivatives
Direct ParentIndole-3-acetic acid derivatives
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Indole-3-acetic acid derivative
  • 3-alkylindole
  • Hydroxyindole
  • Indole
  • 1-hydroxy-2-unsubstituted benzenoid
  • Substituted pyrrole
  • Benzenoid
  • Pyrrole
  • Heteroaromatic compound
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Azacycle
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Organonitrogen compound
  • Organopnictogen compound
  • Organic oxide
  • Organic nitrogen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Aromatic heteropolycyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAromatic heteropolycyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Biological Properties
StatusDetected and Not Quantified
OriginNot Available
Cellular LocationsNot Available
Biofluid LocationsNot Available
Tissue LocationsNot Available
PathwaysNot Available
ApplicationsNot Available
Biological RolesNot Available
Chemical RolesNot Available
Physical Properties
StateNot Available
AppearanceNot Available
Experimental Properties
PropertyValue
Melting PointNot Available
Boiling PointNot Available
SolubilityNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility1.8 g/LALOGPS
logP1.28ALOGPS
logP1.41ChemAxon
logS-2ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)4.22ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-5.5ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count3ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count3ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area73.32 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count2ChemAxon
Refractivity50.43 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability18.71 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings2ChemAxon
Bioavailability1ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleNoChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleNoChemAxon
Spectra
Spectra
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash KeyView
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Pegasus III TOF-MS system, Leco; GC 6890, Agilent Technologies) (Non-derivatized)splash10-0006-0390100000-f473f1a32542afd5d101Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (3 TMS)splash10-0006-1490100000-a72832b1524478059ef7Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (2 TMS)splash10-014i-0191000000-660345027702653fc000Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - EI-B (Non-derivatized)splash10-014i-0293000000-66850e233e11ec787808Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - EI-B (Non-derivatized)splash10-0006-0191200000-99e904e0c2698a9ec34dSpectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Non-derivatized)splash10-0006-0390100000-f473f1a32542afd5d101Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized)splash10-0006-1490100000-a72832b1524478059ef7Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized)splash10-014i-0191000000-660345027702653fc000Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Non-derivatized)splash10-0006-0390100000-77c9d80e625d0da33fcfSpectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Non-derivatized)splash10-014i-0691000000-ad9e4829206c93db526aSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-0005-0900000000-4aceed1a9f20cfdd5d35Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (2 TMS) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-0229-5093000000-805b9af9a37ffd246f4cSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_1_1) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_1_2) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_1_3) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_2_2) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_2_3) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_1_1) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_1_2) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_1_3) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_2_1) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_2_2) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_2_3) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 10V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-0002-0900000000-931e6e7603f58232f0e0Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 25V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-0002-0900000000-ec9ed3a4a7ed491064e7Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 40V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-014l-8900000000-b4144894cf8f60daf9faSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 10V, Negativesplash10-0006-0900000000-e3daf51d70668c08950dSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 20V, Negativesplash10-052b-0900000000-88af3a616d054b8917e4Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 30V, Negativesplash10-0006-0900000000-cefb365d8f0aad3d766dSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 40V, Negativesplash10-0006-0900000000-12e9d882014f1a7bfd4dSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 50V, Negativesplash10-0006-0900000000-7890fc93271437e3d2d7Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 10V, Positivesplash10-004i-1900000000-6c0974626895f2a0c437Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 20V, Positivesplash10-003r-1900000000-9aa2c699af3e125036f7Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 30V, Positivesplash10-001i-3900000000-42fd55964480ac872c0eSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 40V, Positivesplash10-000x-6900000000-61fc171a48c42517d25fSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 50V, Positivesplash10-0006-9400000000-0fd99ccea1ed33b42bfaSpectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-00di-0900000000-5f8ae429e297482d98b9Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-006t-0900000000-759a3410e0268ce0d589Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-00l2-0900000000-0f6f5a0c9905b0c5883dSpectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-0007-0900000000-4bf1424d8b0a831cae16Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-006w-0900000000-3e62c4d79b28ba65eab6Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-007p-2900000000-d626b2b22dd1b2bc9517Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-00di-0900000000-5f8ae429e297482d98b9Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-006t-0900000000-759a3410e0268ce0d589Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-00l2-0900000000-0f6f5a0c9905b0c5883dSpectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-0007-0900000000-4bf1424d8b0a831cae16Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-006w-0900000000-3e62c4d79b28ba65eab6Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-007p-2900000000-d626b2b22dd1b2bc9517Spectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
2D NMR[1H,13C] 2D NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
Toxicity Profile
Route of ExposureNot Available
Mechanism of ToxicityNot Available
MetabolismNot Available
Toxicity ValuesNot Available
Lethal DoseNot Available
Carcinogenicity (IARC Classification)Not Available
Uses/SourcesNot Available
Minimum Risk LevelNot Available
Health EffectsNot Available
SymptomsNot Available
TreatmentNot Available
Concentrations
Not Available
DrugBank IDNot Available
HMDB IDHMDB0000763
FooDB IDFDB001403
Phenol Explorer IDNot Available
KNApSAcK IDC00000104
BiGG ID46167
BioCyc ID5-HYDROXYINDOLE_ACETATE
METLIN ID2975
PDB IDNot Available
Wikipedia Link5-Hydroxyindoleacetic_acid
Chemspider ID1760
ChEBI ID27823
PubChem Compound ID1826
Kegg Compound IDC05635
YMDB IDNot Available
ECMDB IDM2MDB004226
References
Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
MSDSNot Available
General References
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