Term Name: proviolacein
Synonyms: 5-(5-hydroxy-1H-indol-3-yl)-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)-2H-pyrrol-2-one, proviolacein
Definition: A hydroxyindole that is 2H-pyrrol-2-one which is substituted at positions 3 and 5 by 1H-indol-3-yl and 5-hydroxy-1H-indol-3-yl groups, respectively. It is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of the purple chromobacterial pigment violacein from L-tryptophan.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:131916]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: hydroxyindoles pyrroles
has_functional_parent: L-tryptophan
has_role: bacterial metabolite
inverse has_functional_parent: deoxyviolacein violacein