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Indolyl-3-acryloylglycine also known as trans-indolyl-3-acryloylglycine or IAG for short is a compound consisting of an indole group attached to an acrylic acid moiety which is in turn attached to a glycine molecule. This compound has been shown to isomerize when exposed to light. It is likely a metabolic intermediate in the biosynthesis of tryptophan and is synthesized from tryptophan via indolepropionic acid and indoleacrylicacid (IAcrA).

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IUPAC name
2-(E)-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)prop-2-enoyl]amino]acetic acid

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