Term Name: | proviolacein |
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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 ) |