The molecule is a pyrrolecarboxylic acid that is pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid which is substituted at position 3 by a 3-hydroxyindol-3-yl group at at position 5 by an indol-3-yl group. It has a role as a bacterial metabolite. It is a member of hydroxyindoles, a monocarboxylic acid and a pyrrolecarboxylic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a deoxyviolaceinate.
3-(2-hydroxy-1H-indol-3-yl)-5-(1H-indol-3-yl)-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid