CHEBI:68078 - methyl 2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)acetate

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ChEBI Name methyl 2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)acetate
ChEBI ID CHEBI:68078
Definition A methyl ester resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of 4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid with methanol. It has been isolated from Penicillium chrysogenum.
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Formula C9H10O3
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 166.17390
Monoisotopic Mass 166.06299
InChI InChI=1S/C9H10O3/c1-12-9(11)6-7-2-4-8(10)5-3-7/h2-5,10H,6H2,1H3
InChIKey XGDZEDRBLVIUMX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES COC(=O)Cc1ccc(O)cc1
Metabolite of Species Details
Penicillium chrysogenum (NCBI:txid5076) Found in mycelium (BTO:0001436). Fungus isolated from the root surface of Rhizophora stylosa, EtOAc extract of fermentation broth of strain PXP 55 See: PubMed
Cordyceps sinensis (NCBI:txid72228) Found in mycelium (BTO:0001436). Ethanolic extract of dried mycelia See: PubMed
Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): Penicillium metabolite
Any fungal metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in Penicillium.
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing methyl 2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)acetate (CHEBI:68078) has functional parent 4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid (CHEBI:18101)
methyl 2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)acetate (CHEBI:68078) has role Penicillium metabolite (CHEBI:76964)
methyl 2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)acetate (CHEBI:68078) is a methyl ester (CHEBI:25248)
methyl 2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)acetate (CHEBI:68078) is a phenols (CHEBI:33853)
IUPAC Name
methyl (4-hydroxyphenyl)acetate
Synonym Source
4-hydroxybenzeneacetic acid methyl ester ChEBI
Registry Numbers Types Sources
14199-15-6 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
2087538 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
Citation Waiting for Citations Type Source
21381678 PubMed citation Europe PMC
Last Modified
06 March 2015