1953-54-4

beige to brown crystalline needles or powder

• ;Reactant for preparation of (oxoimidazolidinyl/oxopyrimidinyl)benzenesulfonates as antitumor agents and tubulin inhibitors1• ;Reactant for preparation of anthranilic acids2• ;Reactant for preparation of indole compounds as dopamine D2 receptor antagonists3• ;Reactant for preparation of naphthalimide- or carbazole-containing human β-adrenoceptor ligands4• ;Reactant for preparation of melanins as nature-inspired radioprotectors5• ;Reactant for preparation of 5-vinyl-3-pyridinecarbonitriles as PKCθ inhibitors6

5-Hydroxyindole is a hydroxylated indole used as a building block in the preparation of various pharmaceutical compounds such as indole based neurochemicals. 5-Hydroxyindole is a metabolite of Tryptop han (T894800). 5-Hydroxyindole displayed weak inhibitory activity on human melanoma tyrosinase. 5-Hydroxyindole also showed inhibition of serotonin transport by blood platelets.

5-Hydroxyindole is a hydroxylated indole used as a building block in the preparation of various pharmaceutical compounds such as indole based neurochemicals. 5-Hydroxyindole is a metabolite of Tryptophan (T894800). 5-Hydroxyindole displayed weak inhibitory activity on human melanoma tyrosinase. 5-Hydroxyindole also showed inhibition of serotonin transport by blood platelets.

ChEBI: 5-hydroxyindole is a member of the class of hydroxyindoles that is 1H-indole in which the hydrogen at position 5 has been replaced by a hydroxy group. It has a role as a human metabolite.

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 76, p. 5579, 1954 DOI: 10.1021/ja01651a001
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 49, p. 4833, 1984 DOI: 10.1021/jo00199a017