A hydroxyindole that is 2H-pyrrol-2-one which is substituted at positions 3 and 5 by 1H-indol-3-yl and 5-hydroxy-1H-indol-3-yl groups, respectively. It is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of the purple chromobacterial pigment violacein from L-tryptophan.
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