The molecule is an O-acyl carbohydrate obtained by formal condensation of the carboxy group of 6-hydroxyindole-3-carboxylic acid with the anomeric hydroxy group of D-glucose. It has a role as a metabolite. It is an indolyl carbohydrate, an O-acyl carbohydrate and a D-glucoside. It derives from an indole-3-carboxylic acid.
[(3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] 6-hydroxy-1H-indole-3-carboxylate