Showing chemical card for indole-3-acetyl-alanine (CFc000283894)
Record Information
Version
1.0
Creation Date
2022-08-28 10:25:12 UTC
Update Date
2022-09-14 03:37:35 UTC
Chemfont ID
CFc000283894
Molecule Identification
Common Name
indole-3-acetyl-alanine
Definition
Indole-3-acetyl-alanine is also known as iaa-ala. Indole-3-acetyl-alanine is practically insoluble (in water) and a weakly acidic compound (based on its pKa). Indole-3-acetyl-alanine can be found in a number of food items such as yellow pond-lily, bean, black cabbage, and italian sweet red pepper, which makes indole-3-acetyl-alanine a potential biomarker for the consumption of these food products.
Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as n-acyl-alpha amino acids. N-acyl-alpha amino acids are compounds containing an alpha amino acid which bears an acyl group at its terminal nitrogen atom.
