An organic compound, C8H7N, found in coal tar, and produced in the gut by the bacterial decomposition of tryptophan; it is an aromatic bicyclic heterocycle having a benzene ring fused with a pyrrole ring; indole and its derivatives occur widely in nature and have many industrial applications
{i} byproduct of tryptophan formed during putrefaction in the intestines and by some species of bacteria (Biochemistry); foul-smelling carcinogenic compound used in medicine and perfumery (Chemistry)
An organic compound, C{8}H{7}N, found in coal tar, and produced in the gut by the bacterial decomposition of tryptophan; it is an aromatic bicyclic heterocycle having a benzene ring fused with a pyrrole ring; indole and its derivatives occur widely in nature and have many industrial applications