CHEBI:85239 - 4-hydroxy-3-methylbenzoic acid

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ChEBI Name 4-hydroxy-3-methylbenzoic acid
ChEBI ID CHEBI:85239
Definition A monohydroxybenzoic acid that is 4-hydroxybenzoic acid substituted by a methyl group at position 3.
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Formula C8H8O3
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 152.14730
Monoisotopic Mass 152.04734
InChI InChI=1S/C8H8O3/c1-5-4-6(8(10)11)2-3-7(5)9/h2-4,9H,1H3,(H,10,11)
InChIKey LTFHNKUKQYVHDX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES Cc1cc(ccc1O)C(O)=O
Metabolite of Species Details
Homo sapiens (NCBI:txid9606) Found in blood serum (BTO:0000133). See: MetaboLights Study
Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): Bronsted acid
A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Bronsted base).
(via oxoacid )
Biological Role(s): human blood serum metabolite
Any metabolite (endogenous or exogenous) found in human blood serum samples.
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Outgoing 4-hydroxy-3-methylbenzoic acid (CHEBI:85239) has role human blood serum metabolite (CHEBI:85234)
4-hydroxy-3-methylbenzoic acid (CHEBI:85239) is a monohydroxybenzoic acid (CHEBI:25389)
4-hydroxy-3-methylbenzoic acid (CHEBI:85239) is a toluenes (CHEBI:27024)
IUPAC Name
4-hydroxy-3-methylbenzoic acid
Synonyms Sources
4,3-Cresotic acid HMDB
4-Hydroxy-m-toluic acid ChemIDplus
Manual Xref Database
HMDB0004815 HMDB
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
2082472 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
499-76-3 CAS Registry Number NIST Chemistry WebBook
499-76-3 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
Citations Waiting for Citations Types Sources
23736872 PubMed citation Europe PMC
24714970 PubMed citation Europe PMC
Last Modified
23 October 2015