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5-Hydroxymethyl-2-furancarboxylic acid (Sumiki's acid) is a naturally occurring human metabolite. Sumiki's acid was first identified in the urine of a leukemia patient who was excreting an abnormal amount of its glycine derivative. Sumiki's acid has been found to be a byproduct of the fungus Aspergillus and probably other species of fungi and yeast as well.

6-Hydroxyindole is a reactant for asymmetrical synthesis of notoamide J as a potential biosynthetic precursor of prenylated indole alkaloids and for preparation of indoleoxyacetic acid derivatives as peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor agonists.