The molecule is a 4-O-(1H-indol-3-ylcarbonyl)ascaroside derived from 5-hydroxypentanoic acid. It is a metabolite of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. It has a role as a Caenorhabditis elegans metabolite. It is a monocarboxylic acid, a 4-O-(1H-indol-3-ylcarbonyl)ascaroside and an omega-hydroxy fatty acid ascaroside. It derives from a 5-hydroxypentanoic acid and an oscr#9.
5-[(2R,3R,5R,6S)-3-hydroxy-5-(1H-indole-3-carbonyloxy)-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxypentanoic acid