Chemical substance record

Indolmycin

21200-24-8C₁₄H₁₅N₃O₂257.293 g/mol

Organic/Inorganic Small MoleculeChEBI source record

A member of the class of 1,3-oxazoles that is 1,3-oxazol-4(5H)-one which is substituted at the 2 and 5-pro-S positions by methylamino and [(1R)-1-(1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl] groups, respectively. — ChEBI

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Identity & molecular properties

Source-linked values

CAS number	21200-24-8	ChEBI ↗
Molecular formula	C₁₄H₁₅N₃O₂	ChEBI ↗
Molar mass	257.293 g/mol	ChEBI ↗
Monoisotopic mass	257.11643 Da	ChEBI ↗
Formal charge	0	ChEBI ↗
ChEBI identifier	CHEBI:79394	ChEBI ↗

Names & structural identifiers

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Source preferred name

indolmycin

IUPAC name

(5S)-5-[(1R)-1-(1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl]-2-(methylamino)-1,3-oxazol-4(5H)-one

InChIKey

GNTVWGDQPXCYBV-PELKAZGASA-N

SMILES

[H][C@@]1([C@H](C)c2cnc3ccccc23)OC(NC)=NC1=O

InChI

InChI=1S/C14H15N3O2/c1-8(12-13(18)17-14(15-2)19-12)10-7-16-11-6-4-3-5-9(10)11/h3-8,12,16H,1-2H3,(H,15,17,18)/t8-,12+/m1/s1

Names & synonyms

(5S)-5-[(1R)-1-(1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl]-2-(methylamino)-1,3-oxazol-4(5H)-one

Names are supplied by ChEBI. Trade names and related synonyms may describe a broader product context.

Classification & relationships

ChEBI ontology

indolesChEBI parent class · 24828 ↗1,3-oxazolesChEBI parent class · 46812 ↗secondary amino compoundChEBI parent class · 50995 ↗

organic heterocyclic compound organic molecular entity

Roles recorded in ChEBI

antimicrobial agentantibacterial agentbacterial metaboliteEC 6.1.1.2 (tryptophan--tRNA ligase) inhibitor

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Mass ↔ amount of substance

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Equivalent amount

0.00388662 mol

Uses 257.293 g/mol from ChEBI. Assumes the substance described by this record; no purity or concentration correction is applied.

Elemental composition

Theoretical mass fractions

C

Carbon · 14 atoms

65.36%

N

Nitrogen · 3 atoms

16.33%

O

Oxygen · 2 atoms

12.44%

H

Hydrogen · 15 atoms

5.88%

Calculated theoretical mass fractions from the reported formula and PubChem periodic-table atomic masses. These are not assay or purity results.

Research & patent references

Selected source associations

Development of a stereoselective practical synthetic route to indolmycin, a candidate anti-H. pylori agent. ↗Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin · 2001 Dec · PMID 11767081

PA 155 A, B, and X antibiotics produced by a strain of Streptomyces albus. ↗Antibiotics & chemotherapy (Northfield, Ill.) · 1960 May · PMID 14421508

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Sources & record history

Checked 27 Sep 2026

Identity, formula, mass, synonyms & ontologyEMBL-EBI ChEBI · CHEBI:79394

Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0

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