RefMet Compound Details

RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet IDRM0021620
RefMet name5,6-Dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid
Systematic name5,6-dihydroxy-1H-indole-2-carboxylic acid
SynonymsPubChem Synonyms
Exact mass193.037508 (neutral)
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FormulaC9H7NO4View other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile37684 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChIInChI=1S/C9H7NO4/c11-7-2-4-1-6(9(13)14)10-5(4)3-8(7)12/h1-3,10-12H,(H,13,14)
InChIKeyYFTGOBNOJKXZJC-UHFFFAOYSA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILESc1c2cc(c(cc2[nH]c1C(=O)O)O)O
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Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super ClassAlkaloids
Main ClassTryptophan alkaloids
Sub ClassIndolecarboxylic acids
Distribution of 5,6-Dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid in NMDR studies
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StudiesNMDR Studies reporting 5,6-Dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid
External Links
Pubchem CID119405
ChEBI ID2003
KEGG IDC04185
HMDB IDHMDB0001253
Chemspider ID106648
MetaCyc ID56-DIHYDROXYINDOLE-2-CARBOXYLATE
Structural annotation level
Annotation level1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)

Table of KEGG reactions in human pathways involving 5,6-Dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid

Rxn IDKEGG ReactionEnzyme
R03673 L-Dopachrome <=> 5,6-Dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylateL-Dopachrome delta7-delta2-isomerase
R08965 2 5,6-Dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylate + Oxygen <=> 2 5,6-Indolequinone-2-carboxylic acid + 2 H2O5,6-Dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylate:oxygen oxidoreductase

Table of KEGG human pathways containing 5,6-Dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid

Pathway IDHuman Pathway# of reactions
hsa00350 Tyrosine metabolism 2
hsa00360 Phenylalanine metabolism 1
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