Showing chemical card for indole-3-acetyl-phenylalanine (CFc000283901)
Record Information
Version
1.0
Creation Date
2022-08-28 10:25:12 UTC
Update Date
2022-09-14 03:37:36 UTC
Chemfont ID
CFc000283901
Molecule Identification
Common Name
indole-3-acetyl-phenylalanine
Definition
Indole-3-acetyl-phenylalanine is also known as iaa-phe. Indole-3-acetyl-phenylalanine is practically insoluble (in water) and a weakly acidic compound (based on its pKa). Indole-3-acetyl-phenylalanine can be found in a number of food items such as blackcurrant, apricot, common grape, and roselle, which makes indole-3-acetyl-phenylalanine a potential biomarker for the consumption of these food products.
Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as phenylalanine and derivatives. Phenylalanine and derivatives are compounds containing phenylalanine or a derivative thereof resulting from reaction of phenylalanine at the amino group or the carboxy group, or from the replacement of any hydrogen of glycine by a heteroatom.
