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Version | 2.0 |
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Created at | 2005-11-16 15:48:42 UTC |
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Updated at | 2021-10-07 20:40:01 UTC |
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NP-MRD ID | NP0000415 |
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Secondary Accession Numbers | None |
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Natural Product Identification |
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Common Name | 4-Methylcatechol |
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Description | 4-Methylcatechol, also known as homocatechol or toluene-3,4-diol, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as catechols. Catechols are compounds containing a 1,2-benzenediol moiety. Outside of the human body, 4-Methylcatechol is found, on average, in the highest concentration within a few different foods such as coffee and cocoa powders and in a lower concentration in beers. 4-Methylcatechol has also been detected, but not quantified in eggplants. This could make 4-methylcatechol a potential biomarker for the consumption of these foods. Recent studies have suggested that a lack of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the limbic system may cause neuropathic pain (PMID: 22198556 ). It is both a substrate and a suicide inhibitor of catechol 2,3-dioxygenase (PMID: 15006807 ). 4-Methylcatechol is a metabolite of homoprotocatechuic acid (PMID: 4974346 ). 4-Methylcatechol is known to induce the production of BDNF. |
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Structure | InChI=1S/C7H8O2/c1-5-2-3-6(8)7(9)4-5/h2-4,8-9H,1H3 |
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Synonyms | Value | Source |
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1,2-Dihydroxy-4-methylbenzene | ChEBI | 2-Hydroxy-4-methylphenol | ChEBI | 3,4-Dihydroxytoluene | ChEBI | 4-Methyl-1,2-benzenediol | ChEBI | 4-Methyl-1,2-dihydroxybenzene | ChEBI | 4-Methylpyrocatechol | ChEBI | Homocatechol | ChEBI | Homopyrocatechol | ChEBI | p-Methylcatechol | ChEBI | p-Methylpyrocatechol | ChEBI | Toluene-3,4-diol | ChEBI | 1-Methyl-3,4-dihydroxybenzene | HMDB | 4-Methyl-pyrocatechol | HMDB | 4-Methylcatehol | HMDB | 4-Metylcatechol | HMDB | 5-Methylcatechol | HMDB |
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Chemical Formula | C7H8O2 |
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Average Mass | 124.1372 Da |
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Monoisotopic Mass | 124.05243 Da |
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IUPAC Name | 4-methylbenzene-1,2-diol |
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Traditional Name | 4-methyl-1,2-benzenediol |
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CAS Registry Number | 452-86-8 |
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SMILES | CC1=CC=C(O)C(O)=C1 |
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InChI Identifier | InChI=1S/C7H8O2/c1-5-2-3-6(8)7(9)4-5/h2-4,8-9H,1H3 |
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InChI Key | ZBCATMYQYDCTIZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
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Experimental Spectra |
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| Spectrum Type | Description | Depositor Email | Depositor Organization | Depositor | Deposition Date | View |
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1D NMR | 1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 600 MHz, H2O, experimental) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | 2D NMR | [1H, 13C]-HSQC NMR Spectrum (2D, 600 MHz, H2O, experimental) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum |
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Chemical Taxonomy |
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Description | Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as catechols. Catechols are compounds containing a 1,2-benzenediol moiety. |
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Kingdom | Organic compounds |
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Super Class | Benzenoids |
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Class | Phenols |
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Sub Class | Benzenediols |
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Direct Parent | Catechols |
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Alternative Parents | |
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Substituents | - P-cresol
- M-cresol
- Catechol
- 1-hydroxy-4-unsubstituted benzenoid
- 1-hydroxy-2-unsubstituted benzenoid
- Toluene
- Monocyclic benzene moiety
- Organic oxygen compound
- Hydrocarbon derivative
- Organooxygen compound
- Aromatic homomonocyclic compound
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Molecular Framework | Aromatic homomonocyclic compounds |
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Physical Properties |
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State | Solid |
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Experimental Properties | |
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External Links |
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HMDB ID | HMDB0000873 |
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DrugBank ID | DB04120 |
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Phenol Explorer Compound ID | 704 |
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FoodDB ID | FDB008861 |
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KNApSAcK ID | C00002660 |
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Chemspider ID | 9564 |
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KEGG Compound ID | C06730 |
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BioCyc ID | Not Available |
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BiGG ID | Not Available |
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Wikipedia Link | 4-Methylcatechol |
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METLIN ID | 5834 |
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PubChem Compound | 9958 |
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PDB ID | Not Available |
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ChEBI ID | 17254 |
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Good Scents ID | rw1205021 |
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References |
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- Carmella SG, La Voie EJ, Hecht SS: Quantitative analysis of catechol and 4-methylcatechol in human urine. Food Chem Toxicol. 1982 Oct;20(5):587-90. [PubMed:6890513 ]
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- Ridder L, Briganti F, Boersma MG, Boeren S, Vis EH, Scozzafava A, Veeger C, Rietjens IM: Quantitative structure/activity relationship for the rate of conversion of C4-substituted catechols by catechol-1,2-dioxygenase from Pseudomonas putida (arvilla) C1. Eur J Biochem. 1998 Oct 1;257(1):92-100. [PubMed:9799107 ]
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- Okuta A, Ohnishi K, Harayama S: Construction of chimeric catechol 2,3-dioxygenase exhibiting improved activity against the suicide inhibitor 4-methylcatechol. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2004 Mar;70(3):1804-10. [PubMed:15006807 ]
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- Graefe EU, Veit M: Urinary metabolites of flavonoids and hydroxycinnamic acids in humans after application of a crude extract from Equisetum arvense. Phytomedicine. 1999 Oct;6(4):239-46. [PubMed:10589442 ]
- Fukuhara K, Ishikawa K, Yasuda S, Kishishita Y, Kim HK, Kakeda T, Yamamoto M, Norii T, Ishikawa T: Intracerebroventricular 4-methylcatechol (4-MC) ameliorates chronic pain associated with depression-like behavior via induction of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). Cell Mol Neurobiol. 2012 Aug;32(6):971-7. doi: 10.1007/s10571-011-9782-2. Epub 2011 Dec 25. [PubMed:22198556 ]
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