We report our joint computational and anion photoelectron spectroscopic study of indole-water cluster anions, indole(H2O)1,2 (-). The photoelectron spectra of both cluster anions show the characteristics of dipole-bound anions, and this is confirmed by our theoretical computations. The experimentally determined vertical electron detachment (VDE) energies for indole(H2O)1 (-) and indole(H2O)2 (-...

3-Carboxy-1-sulfopyridin-1-ium chloride ([CPySO3H]+Cl-) as a novel ionic organocatalyst for thecondensation of aldehydes and 2-methylindole to synthesize bis(2-methyl-1H-indole) derivatives inacetonitrile at room temperature has been developed. Some tetrakis (2-methyl-1H-indole)derivatives have also been synthesized by the reaction of 2,2'-(butane-1,4-diylbis(oxy))dibenzaldehyde and 2-methylind...

Indole has recently been implicated as an important small molecule signal utilized by many bacteria to coordinate various forms of behavior. Indole plays a role in numerous bacterial processes, including: biofilm formation and maintenance, virulence factor production, antibiotic resistance and persister cell formation. Intercepting indole-signaling pathways with appropriately designed small mol...

A variety of intercellular signal molecules, such as, the most studied N-acyl-homoserinelactones (AHLs) in Gram-negative bacteria, autoinducer (AI-2) in both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria, and signal peptides in Gram-positive bacteria, have been discovered over the last 20 years. Although it has been known for over 100 years that many bacteria produce indole, the real biological role...

The tryptophan metabolites indole, indole-3-acetate, and tryptamine were identified in mouse cecal extracts and fecal pellets by mass spectrometry. The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) agonist and antagonist activities of these microbiota-derived compounds were investigated in CaCo-2 intestinal cells as a model for understanding their interactions with colonic tissue, which is highly aryl hydroc...

background and objectives: the essential amino acid l-tryptophan can be produced by a condensation reaction between indole and l-serine, catalyzed by b. subtilis with tryptophan synthase activity. application of the tryptophan is widespread in the biotechnology domain and is sometimes added to feed products as a food fortifier. materials and methods: the optimum concentration of the iranian can...

Indole-3-acetyl-myo-inositol occurs in both the kernel and vegetative shoot of germinating Zea mays seedlings. The effect of a gravitational stimulus on the transport of [3H]-5-indole-3-acetyl-myo-inositol and [U-14C]-D-glucose from the kernel to the seedling shoot was studied. Both labeled glucose and labeled indole-3-acetyl-myo-inositol become asymmetrically distributed in the mesocotyl cor...

The role and metabolism of indole-3-acetic acid in gram-negative bacteria is well documented, but little is known about indole-3-acetic acid biosynthesis and regulation in gram-positive bacteria. The phytopathogen Rhodococcus fascians, a gram-positive organism, incites diverse developmental alterations, such as leafy galls, on a wide range of plants. Phenotypic analysis of a leafy gall suggests...

Indole production by Escherichia coli, discovered in the early 20th century, has been used as a diagnostic marker for distinguishing E. coli from other enteric bacteria. By using transcriptional profiling and competition studies with defined mutants, we show that cyclic AMP (cAMP)-regulated indole formation is a major factor that enables E. coli growth in mixed biofilm and planktonic population...

The hydride stretch infrared spectra of indole, indole–H2O, 3-methyl indole, 3-methyl indole–H2O, the main conformer of tryptamine ~TRA!, two conformers of N-acetyl tryptophan amide ~NATA!, and three conformers of N-acetyl tryptophan methyl amide ~NATMA!, have been recorded in the electronically excited singlet states using excited-state fluorescence-dip infrared spectroscopy. NATA and NATMA ar...