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indole-3-carbinol
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: Benzopyrroles with the nitrogen at the number one carbon adjacent to the benzyl portion, in contrast to ISOINDOLES which have the nitrogen away from the six-membered ring.
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indole-3-carbinol [ 1H-indole-3-methanol,3-hydroxymethylindole,I3C cpd,indole-3-methanol ]
occurs in edible cruciferous vegetables
700-06-1
*Indoles
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Anticarcinogenic Agents
Cancer Res 38:1410;1978; Food Cosmet Toxicol 16(2)(?)