CHEBI:18346 - vanillin

ChEBI IDCHEBI:18346
ChEBI Namevanillin
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DefinitionA member of the class of benzaldehydes carrying methoxy and hydroxy substituents at positions 3 and 4 respectively.
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:1842, CHEBI:15302, CHEBI:20380, CHEBI:48387
Last Modified1 July 2021
Submitterhcourrier
DownloadsMolfile
FormulaC8H8O3
Net Charge0
Average Mass152.149
Monoisotopic Mass152.04734
SMILES[H]C(=O)c1ccc(O)c(OC)c1
InChIInChI=1S/C8H8O3/c1-11-8-4-6(5-9)2-3-7(8)10/h2-5,10H,1H3
InChIKeyMWOOGOJBHIARFG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Wikipedia
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Beilschmiedia tsangii (IPNI:462970-1) root (BTO:0001188) PubMed (21846089) Cold MeOH extract of dry and sliced roots
Panax japonicus var. major (ncbitaxon:45211) root (BTO:0001188) PubMed (21417387) Ethanolic extract of dried and pulverized roots
Pisonia aculeata (ncbitaxon:363212)
stem (BTO:0001300) PubMed (21542597) Cold methanolic extract of dried stems and roots
root (BTO:0001188) PubMed (21542597) Cold methanolic extract of dried stems and roots
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
antioxidant  A substance that opposes oxidation or inhibits reactions brought about by dioxygen or peroxides.
Biological Roles:
flavouring agent  A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food.
plant metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
Applications:
anticonvulsant  A drug used to prevent seizures or reduce their severity.
flavouring agent  A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food.
anti-inflammatory agent  Any compound that has anti-inflammatory effects.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
vanillin (CHEBI:18346) has role anti-inflammatory agent (CHEBI:67079)
vanillin (CHEBI:18346) has role anticonvulsant (CHEBI:35623)
vanillin (CHEBI:18346) has role antioxidant (CHEBI:22586)
vanillin (CHEBI:18346) has role flavouring agent (CHEBI:35617)
vanillin (CHEBI:18346) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
vanillin (CHEBI:18346) is a benzaldehydes (CHEBI:22698)
vanillin (CHEBI:18346) is a monomethoxybenzene (CHEBI:25235)
vanillin (CHEBI:18346) is a phenols (CHEBI:33853)
Incoming Relation(s)
5-nitrovanillin (CHEBI:48385) has functional parent vanillin (CHEBI:18346)
ethyl vanillin (CHEBI:48408) has functional parent vanillin (CHEBI:18346)
vanillin acetate (CHEBI:86956) has functional parent vanillin (CHEBI:18346)
IUPAC Name 
4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde
Synonyms  Source
3-methoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehydeUM-BBD
4-formyl-2-methoxyphenolChemIDplus
4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehydeChemIDplus
4-Hydroxy-3-methoxy-benzaldehydeKEGG COMPOUND
4-Hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehydeKEGG COMPOUND
4-hydroxy-m-anisaldehydeNIST Chemistry WebBook
UniProt Name  Source
vanillinUniProt
Manual XrefsDatabases
C00002683KNApSAcK
C00029531KNApSAcK
C00755KEGG COMPOUND
C00755KEGG COMPOUND
c0193UM-BBD
D00091KEGG DRUG
FDB000838FooDB
HMDB0012308HMDB
V55PDBeChem
VanillinWikipedia
VANILLINMetaCyc
Registry NumbersSources
Gmelin:3596Gmelin
Beilstein:472792Beilstein
CAS:121-33-5ChemIDplus
CAS:121-33-5NIST Chemistry WebBook
Citations