FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
Chemical: indirubin
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General Information
Name
indirubin
FlyBase ID
FBch0003118
ChEBI Name
indirubin
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:183083
PubChem Name
2H-Indol-2-one, 3-(1,3-dihydro-3-oxo-2H-indol-2-ylidene)-1,3-dihydro-
PubChem ID
CID:10177
Chemical Structure
Chemical structure of indirubin
indirubin
InChIKey

CRDNMYFJWFXOCH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

JNLNPCNGMHKCKO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Definition (ChEBI)

A member of the class of indolones that is 1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-one substituted by a 3-oxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-ylidene group at position 3. It is the active component of Dang Gui Long Hui Wan, which has been used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat inflammatory diseases and chronic myeloid leukemia.

Roles Classification (ChEBI)
Comment
Synonyms and Secondary IDs (20)
Synonyms
(Z)-[2,3'-biindolinylidene]-2',3-dione
(PubChem, 2019-)
2H-Indol-2-one, 3-(1,3-dihydro-3-oxo-2H-indol-2-ylidene)-1,3-dihydro-
(PubChem, 2019-)
2H-Indol-2-one, 3-(1,3-dihydro-3-oxo-2H-indol-2-ylidene)-1,3-dihydro-(9CI)
(PubChem, 2019-)
3-(1,3-dihydro-3-oxo-2H-indol-2-ylidene)-1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-one
(ChEBI, 2019-)
3-(3-oxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-ylidene)-1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-one
(ChEBI, 2019-)
3-(3-oxo-1H-indol-2-ylidene)-1H-indol-2-one
(ChEBI, 2019-)
479-41-4
(PubChem, 2019-)
610-392-0
(PubChem, 2019-)
906748-38-7
(PubChem, 2019-)
C.I. 73200
(ChEBI, 2019-)
Couroupitine B
(PubChem, 2019-)
Indigo Red
(PubChem, 2019-)
Indigopurpurin
(PubChem, 2019-)
Indirubin
(PubChem, 2019-)
PubChem:10177
(PubChem, 2019-)
[Delta(2,3')-biindoline]-2',3-dione
(ChEBI, 2019-)
couroupitine B
(ChEBI, 2019-)
indigo red
(ChEBI, 2019-)
indigopurpurin
(ChEBI, 2019-)
indirubin
(Sedlak et al., 2025, ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-, Spindler et al., 2012)
Secondary FlyBase IDs
    References (4)