The molecule is the indol-3-yl carboxylic acid anion formed by loss of a proton from the carboxy group of (5-hydroxyindol-3-yl)acetic acid; principal microspecies at pH 7.3 It has a role as a human metabolite. It is a conjugate base of a (5-hydroxyindol-3-yl)acetic acid.
2-(5-hydroxy-1H-indol-3-yl)acetate