dopachrome

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| IUPACName = 5,6-Dioxo-2,3,5,6-tetrahydro-1H-indole-2-carboxylic acid

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|Section1={{Chembox Identifiers

| CASNo=3571-34-4

| UNII_Ref = {{fdacite|correct|FDA}}

| UNII = DWA58A6ZW7

| PubChem=119399

| SMILES=C1C(NC2=CC(=O)C(=O)C=C21)C(=O)O

| ChemSpiderID = 106643

| InChI = 1/C9H7NO4/c11-7-2-4-1-6(9(13)14)10-5(4)3-8(7)12/h2-3,6,10H,1H2,(H,13,14)

| InChIKey = VJNCICVKUHKIIV-UHFFFAOYAH

| StdInChI = 1S/C9H7NO4/c11-7-2-4-1-6(9(13)14)10-5(4)3-8(7)12/h2-3,6,10H,1H2,(H,13,14)

| StdInChIKey = VJNCICVKUHKIIV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

| MeSHName = dopachrome

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|Section2={{Chembox Properties

| C=9 | H=7 | N=1 | O=4

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Dopachrome is a cyclization product of L-DOPA and is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of melanin.{{cite journal | author = Pawelek JM | title = After dopachrome? | journal = Pigment Cell Res. | volume = 4 | issue = 2 | pages = 53–62 |date=March 1991 | pmid = 1946209 | doi = 10.1111/j.1600-0749.1991.tb00315.x}} It may tautomerise to form DHICA.