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Version | 2.0 |
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Created at | 2005-11-16 15:48:42 UTC |
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Updated at | 2021-10-07 20:39:37 UTC |
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NP-MRD ID | NP0000802 |
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Secondary Accession Numbers | None |
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Natural Product Identification |
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Common Name | 3-Methylindole |
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Description | 3-Methylindole, or skatole, belongs to the indole family and has a methyl substituent in position 3 of the indole ring. It occurs naturally in feces, beets, and coal tar, and has a strong fecal odor. Its name is derived from skato, the Greek word for dung. It exists as a white crystalline or fine powder solid, and it browns upon aging. 3-Methylindole is produced from tryptophan in the mammalian digestive tract where tryptophan is converted to indoleacetic acid, which decarboxylates to give the methylindole. These reactions are largely driven by the microbiota in the digestive tract. 3-Methylindole is soluble in alcohol and benzene and it gives violet color in potassium ferrocyanide (K4Fe(CN)6.3H2O) mixed with sulfuric acid (H2SO4). Skatole has a double ring system which displays aromaticity that comes from the lone pair electrons on the nitrogen. It is continuous (all atoms in the ring are sp2 hybridized), planar, and follows the 4n+2 rule because it has 10 pi electrons. In a 1994 report released by five top cigarette companies, skatole was listed as one of the 599 additives to cigarettes. This is because in low concentrations skatole has a flowery smell and is found in several flowers and essential oils, including those of orange blossoms, jasmine, and Ziziphus mauritiana. As a result, skatole/3-methylindole is used as a fragrance and fixative in many perfumes and as a general aroma compound for other applications. 3-Methylindole has been found to be a bacterial metabolite of members of the Clostridium (PMID: 18223109 ) And Lactobacillus (PMID: 16345702 ) Families. Skatole functions as an insect attractant and is one of many compounds that are attractive to males of various species of orchid bees, which apparently gather the chemical to synthesize pheromones; it is commonly used as bait for these bees for study (PMID: 12647866 ). It is also known for being an attractant for the Tasmanian grass grub beetle (Aphodius tasmaniae). Skatole has also been shown to be an attractant to gravid mosquitoes in both field and laboratory conditions (PMID: 24242053 ). |
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Structure | InChI=1S/C9H9N/c1-7-6-10-9-5-3-2-4-8(7)9/h2-6,10H,1H3 |
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Synonyms | Value | Source |
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3-Methyl-4,5-benzopyrrole | ChEBI | beta-Methylindole | ChEBI | Skatol | ChEBI | b-Methylindole | Generator | Β-methylindole | Generator | 3-Methyl-1H-indole | HMDB | 3-MI | HMDB | Scatole | HMDB | Skatole | HMDB | 3 Methylindole | HMDB | 3-Methylindole | ChEBI |
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Chemical Formula | C9H9N |
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Average Mass | 131.1745 Da |
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Monoisotopic Mass | 131.07350 Da |
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IUPAC Name | 3-methyl-1H-indole |
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Traditional Name | scatole |
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CAS Registry Number | 83-34-1 |
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SMILES | CC1=CNC2=C1C=CC=C2 |
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InChI Identifier | InChI=1S/C9H9N/c1-7-6-10-9-5-3-2-4-8(7)9/h2-6,10H,1H3 |
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InChI Key | ZFRKQXVRDFCRJG-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
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Experimental Spectra |
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| Spectrum Type | Description | Depositor Email | Depositor Organization | Depositor | Deposition Date | View |
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1D NMR | 1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 600 MHz, H2O, experimental) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | 2D NMR | [1H, 13C]-HSQC NMR Spectrum (2D, 600 MHz, CDCl3, experimental) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum |
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Chemical Taxonomy |
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Description | Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as 3-methylindoles. These are aromatic heterocyclic compounds that contain an indole moiety substituted at the 3-position with a methyl group. |
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Kingdom | Organic compounds |
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Super Class | Organoheterocyclic compounds |
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Class | Indoles and derivatives |
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Sub Class | Indoles |
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Direct Parent | 3-methylindoles |
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Substituents | - 3-methylindole
- Benzenoid
- Substituted pyrrole
- Heteroaromatic compound
- Pyrrole
- Azacycle
- Organic nitrogen compound
- Organopnictogen compound
- Hydrocarbon derivative
- Organonitrogen compound
- Aromatic heteropolycyclic compound
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Molecular Framework | Aromatic heteropolycyclic compounds |
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Physical Properties |
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State | Solid |
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Experimental Properties | Property | Value | Reference |
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Melting Point | 97.5 °C | Not Available | Boiling Point | 265.00 to 266.00 °C. @ 755.00 mm Hg | The Good Scents Company Information System | Water Solubility | 0.5 mg/mL | Not Available | LogP | 2.60 | Hansch CH, Leo A and Hoekman DH. "Exploring QSAR: Hydrophobic, Electronic, and Steric Constraints. Volume 1" ACS Publications (1995). |
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Predicted Properties | |
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General References | - Karlin DA, Mastromarino AJ, Jones RD, Stroehlein JR, Lorentz O: Fecal skatole and indole and breath methane and hydrogen in patients with large bowel polyps or cancer. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 1985;109(2):135-41. [PubMed:3980562 ]
- Moore JG, Jessop LD, Osborne DN: Gas-chromatographic and mass-spectrometric analysis of the odor of human feces. Gastroenterology. 1987 Dec;93(6):1321-9. [PubMed:3678751 ]
- Cooke M, Leeves N, White C: Time profile of putrescine, cadaverine, indole and skatole in human saliva. Arch Oral Biol. 2003 Apr;48(4):323-7. [PubMed:12663078 ]
- Zuccato E, Venturi M, Di Leo G, Colombo L, Bertolo C, Doldi SB, Mussini E: Role of bile acids and metabolic activity of colonic bacteria in increased risk of colon cancer after cholecystectomy. Dig Dis Sci. 1993 Mar;38(3):514-9. [PubMed:8444084 ]
- Codipilly DP, Kaufman HW, Kleinberg I: Use of a novel group of oral malodor measurements to evaluate an anti-oral malodor mouthrinse (TriOralTM) in humans. J Clin Dent. 2004;15(4):98-104. [PubMed:15794454 ]
- Whitehead TR, Price NP, Drake HL, Cotta MA: Catabolic pathway for the production of skatole and indoleacetic acid by the acetogen Clostridium drakei, Clostridium scatologenes, and swine manure. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 Mar;74(6):1950-3. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02458-07. Epub 2008 Jan 25. [PubMed:18223109 ]
- Yokoyama MT, Carlson JR: Production of Skatole and para-Cresol by a Rumen Lactobacillus sp. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1981 Jan;41(1):71-6. doi: 10.1128/aem.41.1.71-76.1981. [PubMed:16345702 ]
- Beehler JW, Millar JG, Mulla MS: Field evaluation of synthetic compounds mediating oviposition inCulex mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae). J Chem Ecol. 1994 Feb;20(2):281-91. doi: 10.1007/BF02064436. [PubMed:24242053 ]
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