CHEBI:42094 - 2,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:42094
ChEBI Name2,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid
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DefinitionA dihydroxybenzoic acid that is benzoic acid substituted by hydroxy groups at positions 2 and 4.
Secondary ChEBI IDCHEBI:89942
Last Modified12 June 2024
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FormulaC7H6O4
Net Charge0
Average Mass154.121
Monoisotopic Mass154.02661
SMILESO=C(O)c1ccc(O)cc1O
InChIInChI=1S/C7H6O4/c8-4-1-2-5(7(10)11)6(9)3-4/h1-3,8-9H,(H,10,11)
InChIKeyUIAFKZKHHVMJGS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Wikipedia
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Homo sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606) urine (BTO:0001419) PubMed (12771321)
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
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.
human urinary metabolite  Any metabolite (endogenous or exogenous) found in human urine samples.
Application:
flavouring agent  A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
2,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid (CHEBI:42094) has role flavouring agent (CHEBI:35617)
2,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid (CHEBI:42094) has role human urinary metabolite (CHEBI:84087)
2,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid (CHEBI:42094) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
2,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid (CHEBI:42094) is a dihydroxybenzoic acid (CHEBI:23778)
2,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid (CHEBI:42094) is a monocarboxylic acid (CHEBI:25384)
2,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid (CHEBI:42094) is a resorcinols (CHEBI:33572)
2,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid (CHEBI:42094) is conjugate acid of 2,4-dihydroxybenzoate (CHEBI:231556)
Incoming Relation(s)
2,4-dihydroxybenzoate (CHEBI:231556) is conjugate base of 2,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid (CHEBI:42094)
IUPAC Name 
2,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid
Synonyms  Source
β-resorcylic acidNIST Chemistry WebBook
β-resorcinolic acidNIST Chemistry WebBook
2,4-DHBAHMDB
4-carboxyresorcinolNIST Chemistry WebBook
2,4-dihydroxy-benzoic acidHMDB
FEMA 3798HMDB
Manual XrefsDatabases
DOBPDBeChem
HMDB0029666HMDB
C00033542KNApSAcK
FDB000842FooDB
DB02839DrugBank
2,4-Dihydroxybenzoic_acidWikipedia
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:1946213Reaxys
CAS:89-86-1NIST Chemistry WebBook
Citations