CHEBI:167809 - 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzoic acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:167809
ChEBI Name2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzoic acid
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DefinitionA methoxybenzoic acid that is benzoic acid substituted by hydroxy and methoxy groups at positions 2 and 4, respectively.
Last Modified12 June 2024
SubmitterMetaboLights
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FormulaC8H8O4
Net Charge0
Average Mass168.148
Monoisotopic Mass168.04226
SMILESCOc1ccc(C(=O)O)c(O)c1
InChIInChI=1S/C8H8O4/c1-12-5-2-3-6(8(10)11)7(9)4-5/h2-4,9H,1H3,(H,10,11)
InChIKeyMRIXVKKOHPQOFK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Homo sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606) blood serum (BTO:0000133) MetaboLights (MTBLS2542)
Calophyllum polyanthum (ncbitaxon:1679397) seed (BTO:0001226) PubMed (15387670)
Periploca sepium (ncbitaxon:190712) bark (BTO:0001301) PubMed (17879730) Isolated from root bark.
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
Biological Role:
plant metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzoic acid (CHEBI:167809) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzoic acid (CHEBI:167809) is a methoxybenzoic acid (CHEBI:25238)
2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzoic acid (CHEBI:167809) is a monohydroxybenzoic acid (CHEBI:25389)
2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzoic acid (CHEBI:167809) is conjugate acid of 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzoate (CHEBI:188933)
Incoming Relation(s)
2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzoate (CHEBI:188933) is conjugate base of 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzoic acid (CHEBI:167809)
IUPAC Name 
2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzoic acid
Synonyms  Source
4-methoxysalicylic acidChEBI
p-methoxysalicylic acidChEBI
4-methoxy-2-hydroxybenzoic acidChEBI
2-hydroxy-p-anisic acidChEBI
Manual XrefsDatabases
67776ChemSpider
FDB000843FooDB
C00055622KNApSAcK
Registry NumbersSources
CAS:2237-36-7ChEBI
Citations