ascorbigen

Term ID

CHEBI:64944

Synonyms

• (3aS,6S,6aR)-3,3a,6-trihydroxy-3-(1H-indol-3-ylmethyl)tetrahydrofuro[3,2-b]furan-2(3H)-one
• indol-3-ylmethyl-ascorbate

Definition

An indolyl carbohydrate that consists of (3aS,6S,6aR)-3,3a,6-trihydroxy-3-tetrahydrofuro[3,2-b]furan-2-one in which position 3 is substituted by an indol-3-ylmethyl group. Formed from indole-3-carbinol and ascorbic acid in brassica vegetables.

References

• cas:8075-98-7
• metacyc.compound:CPDQT-426
• pubmed:18844288
• pubmed:18997460
• pubmed:19053372
• pubmed:19168003
• pubmed:19200088
• pubmed:19292468
• pubmed:19567706
• pubmed:21615018
• pubmed:21732669
• pubmed:21920565
• pubmed:22428912
• reaxys:8007336

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )

Resources

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