Indigoidine

Indigoidine
Names
	Systematic IUPAC name (5E)-3-amino-5-(5-amino-2,6-dioxopyridin-3-ylidene)pyridine-2,6-dione
Identifiers
CAS Number	2435-59-8 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:79296;
ChemSpider	4590923;
PubChem CID	193349;
	InChI InChI=1S/C10H8N4O4/c11-5-1-3(7(15)13-9(5)17)4-2-6(12)10(18)14-8(4)16/h1-2,11H,12H2,(H,13,15,17)(H2,14,16,18) Key: YCZATMZTIWSFLZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES C1=C(C(=O)NC(=O)C1=N)C2=C(NC(=O)C(=C2)N)O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C10H8N4O4
Molar mass	248,19 g·mol−1
Appearance	blue powder
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Indigoidine is a blue compound produced by several bacterial species suitable for use as a dye.

References

^ R. A. Abramovitch: The Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds. Pyridine and its Derivatives. John Wiley & Sons, New York 1974, ISBN 0-471-37915-8

PubChem: [1]
ACS article: [2] "High-Level Production of the Natural Blue Pigment Indigoidine from Metabolically Engineered Corynebacterium glutamicum for Sustainable Fabric Dyes"

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