VIOLACEIN

OC1=CC2=C(NC=C2C3=C\C(C(=O)N3)=C4/C(=O)NC5=C4C=CC=C5)C=C1

InChIKey=XAPNKXIRQFHCHN-QGOAFFKASA-N

InChI=1S/C20H13N3O3/c24-10-5-6-15-12(7-10)14(9-21-15)17-8-13(19(25)23-17)18-11-3-1-2-4-16(11)22-20(18)26/h1-9,21,24H,(H,22,26)(H,23,25)/b18-13+

Stereochemistry	ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry	No
Defined Stereocenters	0 / 0
E/Z Centers	0
Optical Activity	NONE

PubMed

Title	Date	PubMed
Violacein and related tryptophan metabolites produced by Chromobacterium violaceum: biosynthetic mechanism and pathway for construction of violacein core.	2011-09	21779844
Growth inhibition and pro-apoptotic activity of violacein in Ehrlich ascites tumor.	2010-06-07	20416285

Patents

Substance Class	Chemical Created by `admin` on `Mon Mar 31 17:57:35 GMT 2025` Edited by `admin` on `Mon Mar 31 17:57:35 GMT 2025`
Record UNII	QJH0DSQ3SG
Record Status	`Validated (UNII)`
Record Version

Name

Type

Language

VIOLACEIN

Official Name

English

VIOLACEIN [MI]

Preferred Name

English

2H-INDOL-2-ONE, 3-(1,2-DIHYDRO-5-(5-HYDROXY-1H-INDOL-3-YL)-2-OXO-3H-PYRROL-3-YLIDENE)-1,3-DIHYDRO-, (3E)-

Systematic Name

English

(3E)-3-(1,2-DIHYDRO-5-(5-HYDROXY-1H-INDOL-3-YL)-2-OXO-3H-PYRROL-3-YLIDENE)-1,3-DIHYDRO-2H-INDOL-2-ONE

Systematic Name

English

Code System Code Type Description

WIKIPEDIA

Violacein