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CHEBI:68465 - 2,6-dihydroxybenzoic acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:68465
ChEBI Name2,6-dihydroxybenzoic acid
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DefinitionA dihydroxybenzoic acid having the two hydroxy groups at the C-2 and C-6 positions.
Last Modified12 June 2024
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FormulaC7H6O4
Net Charge0
Average Mass154.121
Monoisotopic Mass154.02661
SMILESO=C(O)c1c(O)cccc1O
InChIInChI=1S/C7H6O4/c8-4-2-1-3-5(9)6(4)7(10)11/h1-3,8-9H,(H,10,11)
InChIKeyAKEUNCKRJATALU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
Biological Role:
metabolite  Any intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
2,6-dihydroxybenzoic acid (CHEBI:68465) has role metabolite (CHEBI:25212)
2,6-dihydroxybenzoic acid (CHEBI:68465) is a dihydroxybenzoic acid (CHEBI:23778)
2,6-dihydroxybenzoic acid (CHEBI:68465) is a monocarboxylic acid (CHEBI:25384)
2,6-dihydroxybenzoic acid (CHEBI:68465) is conjugate acid of 2,6-dihydroxybenzoate (CHEBI:131450)
Incoming Relation(s)
2,6-dihydroxybenzoate (CHEBI:131450) is conjugate base of 2,6-dihydroxybenzoic acid (CHEBI:68465)
IUPAC Name 
2,6-dihydroxybenzoic acid
Synonyms  Source
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Manual XrefsDatabases
HMDB0013676HMDB
2,6-Dihydroxybenzoic_acidWikipedia
GREPDBeChem
CPD-8816MetaCyc
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:2209755Reaxys
CAS:303-07-1ChemIDplus
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