The molecule is a pyrrolecarboxylic acid that is pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid which is substituted at position 3 and 5 by indol-3-yl groups. It has a role as a bacterial metabolite. It is a monocarboxylic acid, a member of indoles and a pyrrolecarboxylic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a protodeoxyviolaceinate.
3,5-bis(1H-indol-3-yl)-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid