Indole-3-acetaldehyde belongs to the class of
organic compound
In chemistry, organic compounds are generally any chemical compounds that contain carbon-hydrogen or carbon-carbon bonds. Due to carbon's ability to catenate (form chains with other carbon atoms), millions of organic compounds are known. T ...
s known as
indole
Indole is an aromatic heterocyclic organic compound
In chemistry, organic compounds are generally any chemical compounds that contain carbon-hydrogen or carbon-carbon bonds. Due to carbon's ability to catenate (form chains with other c ...
s. These are compounds containing an indole moiety, which consists of
pyrrole ring fused to
benzene
Benzene is an organic chemical compound with the molecular formula C6H6. The benzene molecule is composed of six carbon atoms joined in a planar ring with one hydrogen atom attached to each. Because it contains only carbon and hydrogen atoms ...
to form
2,3-benzopyrrole.
Indole-3-acetaldehyde is a substrate for retina-specific
copper amine oxidase,
aldehyde dehydrogenase X (
mitochondrial),
amine oxidase B, amiloride-sensitive amine oxidase,
aldehyde dehydrogenase
Aldehyde dehydrogenases () are a group of enzymes that catalyse the oxidation of aldehydes. They convert aldehydes (R–C(=O)) to carboxylic acids (R–C(=O)). The oxygen comes from a water molecule. To date, nineteen ALDH genes have b ...
(mitochondrial),
fatty aldehyde dehydrogenase,
4-trimethylaminobutyraldehyde dehydrogenase,
aldehyde dehydrogenase (dimeric NADP-preferring),
aldehyde dehydrogenase family 7 member A1, amine oxidase A,
aldehyde dehydrogenase 1A3 and membrane copper amine oxidase.
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Indoleacetaldehyde (HMDB01190)
Auxins
Indoles
Aldehydes