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I3807

Sigma-Aldrich

trans-3-Indoleacrylic acid

98%

Synonym(s):

(2E)-3-(1H-Indol-3-yl)-2-propenoic acid, (E)-3-(1H-Indol-3-yl)-2-propenoic acid, (E)-3-(1H-Indol-3-yl)prop-2-enoic acid, trans-β-Indoleacrylic acid, trans-3-(1H-Indol-3-yl)prop-2-enoic acid

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C11H9NO2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
187.19
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

98%

mp

185 °C (dec.) (lit.)

SMILES string

[H]\C(=C(\[H])c1c[nH]c2ccccc12)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C11H9NO2/c13-11(14)6-5-8-7-12-10-4-2-1-3-9(8)10/h1-7,12H,(H,13,14)/b6-5+

InChI key

PLVPPLCLBIEYEA-AATRIKPKSA-N

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Application

Metabolite of tryptophan.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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R Q Marmorstein et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 262(10), 4922-4927 (1987-04-05)
We have employed equilibrium dialysis to help study the mechanism by which the unliganded Escherichia coli trp aporepressor is activated by L-tryptophan to the liganded trp repressor. By measuring the relative affinity of L-tryptophan and various tryptophan analogues for the
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In this work we characterize the interaction of cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) proanthocyanidins (PAC) with bovine serum albumin (BSA) and hen egg-white lysozyme (HEL) and determine the effects of these complexes on macrophage activation and antigen presentation. We isolated PAC from
Protein-ligand interactions: exchange processes and determination of ligand conformation and protein-ligand contacts.
L Y Lian et al.
Methods in enzymology, 239, 657-700 (1994-01-01)
T Mohammad et al.
Photochemistry and photobiology, 59(2), 189-196 (1994-02-01)
Naked, infectious single-stranded (ss) and double-stranded (ds) DNA from phages S13 and G4 were irradiated with 308 nm UV radiation in the absence and presence of several photobiologically active compounds: E- and Z-urocanic acid (E- and Z-UA), their methyl esters
J G Bell et al.
Prostaglandins, leukotrienes, and essential fatty acids, 63(1-2), 21-25 (2000-09-06)
The fatty acid compositions of red blood cell (RBC) phospholipids from a patient with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) had reduced percentages of highly unsaturated fatty acids (HUFA) compared to control samples. The percentage of HUFA in the RBC from the

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