Indole-3-acetaldehyde
Indole-3-acetaldehyde belongs to the class of organic compounds known as indoles. These are compounds containing an indole moiety, which consists of pyrrole ring fused to benzene to form 2,3-benzopyrrole. It is a metabolite of tryptamine formed by monoamine oxidase.
Indole-3-acetaldehyde is a substrate for retina-specific Amine [oxidase (copper-containing)|copper amine oxidase], aldehyde dehydrogenase X, amine oxidase B, amiloride-sensitive amine oxidase, aldehyde dehydrogenase, fatty [aldehyde dehydrogenase], 4-trimethylaminobutyraldehyde dehydrogenase, aldehyde dehydrogenase (dimeric NADP-preferring), aldehyde dehydrogenase family 7 member A1, amine oxidase A, Aldehyde dehydrogenase 3 [family, member A1|aldehyde dehydrogenase 1A3] and membrane copper amine oxidase.