CHEBI:17254 - 4-methylcatechol

ChEBI IDCHEBI:17254
ChEBI Name4-methylcatechol
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DefinitionA methylcatechol having a single methyl substituent at the 4-position. It has been isolated from Picea abies.
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:1897, CHEBI:12025, CHEBI:20442, CHEBI:43962
Last Modified7 November 2016
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FormulaC7H8O2
Net Charge0
Average Mass124.139
Monoisotopic Mass124.05243
SMILESCc1ccc(O)c(O)c1
InChIInChI=1S/C7H8O2/c1-5-2-3-6(8)7(9)4-5/h2-4,8-9H,1H3
InChIKeyZBCATMYQYDCTIZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Homo sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606) - PubMed (22198556)
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
antioxidant  A substance that opposes oxidation or inhibits reactions brought about by dioxygen or peroxides.
Biological Roles:
hapten  Any substance capable of eliciting an immune response only when attached to a large carrier such as a protein. Examples include dinitrophenols; oligosaccharides; peptides; and heavy metals.
plant metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
carcinogenic agent  A role played by a chemical compound which is known to induce a process of carcinogenesis by corrupting normal cellular pathways, leading to the acquistion of tumoral capabilities.
human metabolite  Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in humans (Homo sapiens).
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
4-methylcatechol (CHEBI:17254) has role antioxidant (CHEBI:22586)
4-methylcatechol (CHEBI:17254) has role carcinogenic agent (CHEBI:50903)
4-methylcatechol (CHEBI:17254) has role hapten (CHEBI:59174)
4-methylcatechol (CHEBI:17254) has role human metabolite (CHEBI:77746)
4-methylcatechol (CHEBI:17254) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
4-methylcatechol (CHEBI:17254) is a methylcatechol (CHEBI:25289)
Incoming Relation(s)
3-chloro-4-methylcatechol (CHEBI:142284) has functional parent 4-methylcatechol (CHEBI:17254)
IUPAC Name 
4-methylbenzene-1,2-diol
Synonyms  Source
4-MethylcatecholKEGG COMPOUND
3,4-DihydroxytolueneKEGG COMPOUND
1,2-Dihydroxy-4-methylbenzeneKEGG COMPOUND
4-Methyl-1,2-benzenediolKEGG COMPOUND
1,2-dihydroxy-4-methylbenzeneChEBI
3,4-dihydroxytolueneChEBI
UniProt Name  Source
4-methylcatecholUniProt
Manual XrefsDatabases
C06730KEGG COMPOUND
C06730KEGG COMPOUND
c0126UM-BBD
MCTPDBeChem
DB04120DrugBank
C00002660KNApSAcK
HMDB0000873HMDB
4-MethylcatecholWikipedia
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:636512Reaxys
CAS:452-86-8KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:452-86-8ChemIDplus
CAS:452-86-8NIST Chemistry WebBook
Citations