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Version | 1.0 |
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Created at | 2020-11-23 19:39:59 UTC |
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Updated at | 2021-08-19 23:59:21 UTC |
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NP-MRD ID | NP0002770 |
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Secondary Accession Numbers | None |
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Natural Product Identification |
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Common Name | 4-Methylbenzyl alcohol |
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Provided By | BMRB |
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Description | 4-Methylbenzyl alcohol, also known as alpha-hydroxy-p-xylene or 4-tolylcarbinol, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as benzyl alcohols. These are organic compounds containing the phenylmethanol substructure. 4-Methylbenzyl alcohol exists in all living organisms, ranging from bacteria to humans. 4-Methylbenzyl alcohol is a primary metabolite. Primary metabolites are metabolically or physiologically essential metabolites. They are directly involved in an organism’s growth, development or reproduction. 4-Methylbenzyl alcohol is found in Vitis vinifera. It was first documented in 1992 (PMID: 1518957). Based on a literature review a significant number of articles have been published on 4-Methylbenzyl alcohol (PMID: 17984079) (PMID: 22033096) (PMID: 33675814) (PMID: 32361489) (PMID: 31334728) (PMID: 31265274). |
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Structure | InChI=1S/C8H10O/c1-7-2-4-8(6-9)5-3-7/h2-5,9H,6H2,1H3 |
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Synonyms | Value | Source |
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4-(Hydroxymethyl)toluene | ChEBI | 4-Tolylcarbinol | ChEBI | alpha-Hydroxy-p-xylene | ChEBI | p-Methylbenzyl alcohol | ChEBI | p-Tolyl alcohol | ChEBI | p-Tolylcarbinol | ChEBI | a-Hydroxy-p-xylene | Generator | Α-hydroxy-p-xylene | Generator | 1-Hydroxymethyl-4-methylbenzene | HMDB | 4-Methylbenzenemethanol, 9ci | HMDB | p-Tolylmethanol | HMDB | Para-methylbenzyl alcohol | MeSH |
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Chemical Formula | C8H10O |
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Average Mass | 122.1670 Da |
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Monoisotopic Mass | 122.07316 Da |
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IUPAC Name | (4-methylphenyl)methanol |
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Traditional Name | 4-methylbenzyl alcohol |
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CAS Registry Number | Not Available |
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SMILES | CC1=CC=C(CO)C=C1 |
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InChI Identifier | InChI=1S/C8H10O/c1-7-2-4-8(6-9)5-3-7/h2-5,9H,6H2,1H3 |
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InChI Key | KMTDMTZBNYGUNX-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, 500 MHz, CDCl3, simulated) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | 1D NMR | 13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 500 MHz, CDCl3, simulated) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | 1D NMR | 13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 500 MHz, CDCl3, 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 benzyl alcohols. These are organic compounds containing the phenylmethanol substructure. |
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Kingdom | Organic compounds |
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Super Class | Benzenoids |
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Class | Benzene and substituted derivatives |
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Sub Class | Benzyl alcohols |
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Direct Parent | Benzyl alcohols |
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Alternative Parents | Not Available |
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Substituents | Not Available |
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Molecular Framework | Aromatic homomonocyclic compounds |
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External Descriptors | Not Available |
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Physical Properties |
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State | Not Available |
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External Links |
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HMDB ID | HMDB0041609 |
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DrugBank ID | Not Available |
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Phenol Explorer Compound ID | Not Available |
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FoodDB ID | FDB021764 |
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KNApSAcK ID | Not Available |
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Chemspider ID | 11021 |
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KEGG Compound ID | C06757 |
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BioCyc ID | 4-METHYLBENZYL-ALCOHOL |
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BiGG ID | Not Available |
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Wikipedia Link | Not Available |
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METLIN ID | Not Available |
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PubChem Compound | 11505 |
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PDB ID | Not Available |
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ChEBI ID | 1895 |
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Good Scents ID | rw1051051 |
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References |
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General References | - Ulrich EL, Akutsu H, Doreleijers JF, Harano Y, Ioannidis YE, Lin J, Livny M, Mading S, Maziuk D, Miller Z, Nakatani E, Schulte CF, Tolmie DE, Kent Wenger R, Yao H, Markley JL: BioMagResBank. Nucleic Acids Res. 2008 Jan;36(Database issue):D402-8. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkm957. Epub 2007 Nov 4. [PubMed:17984079 ]
- Day BJ, Carlson GP: Effect of p-xylene metabolites, p-methylbenzyl alcohol and 2,5-dimethylphenol, on rat hepatic and pulmonary microsomal metabolism. Res Commun Chem Pathol Pharmacol. 1992 Apr;76(1):117-20. [PubMed:1518957 ]
- Scognamiglio J, Jones L, Letizia CS, Api AM: Fragrance material review on p-tolyl alcohol. Food Chem Toxicol. 2012 Sep;50 Suppl 2:S108-12. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2011.10.006. Epub 2011 Oct 19. [PubMed:22033096 ]
- Plapp BV, Subramanian R: Alternative binding modes in abortive NADH-alcohol complexes of horse liver alcohol dehydrogenase. Arch Biochem Biophys. 2021 Apr 15;701:108825. doi: 10.1016/j.abb.2021.108825. Epub 2021 Mar 3. [PubMed:33675814 ]
- Duan W, Du S, Meng F, Peng X, Peng L, Lin Y, Wang G, Wu J: The pathways by which the marine diatom Thalassiosira sp. OUC2 biodegrades p-xylene, combined with a mechanistic analysis at the proteomic level. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2020 Jul 15;198:110687. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110687. Epub 2020 Apr 30. [PubMed:32361489 ]
- Sutradhar M, Roy Barman T, Alegria ECBA, Guedes da Silva MFC, Liu CM, Kou HZ, Pombeiro AJL: Cu(ii) complexes of N-rich aroylhydrazone: magnetism and catalytic activity towards microwave-assisted oxidation of xylenes. Dalton Trans. 2019 Sep 14;48(34):12839-12849. doi: 10.1039/c9dt02196e. Epub 2019 Jul 23. [PubMed:31334728 ]
- Yang W, Godin R, Kasap H, Moss B, Dong Y, Hillman SAJ, Steier L, Reisner E, Durrant JR: Electron Accumulation Induces Efficiency Bottleneck for Hydrogen Production in Carbon Nitride Photocatalysts. J Am Chem Soc. 2019 Jul 17;141(28):11219-11229. doi: 10.1021/jacs.9b04556. Epub 2019 Jul 2. [PubMed:31265274 ]
- Li F, Duan W, Du S, Meng F, Peng X, Peng L, Lin Y, Wu J, Wang G: Toxicological Assessment of Intermediates in Natural Attenuation of p-Xylene to Marine Microalgae. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol. 2019 Sep;103(3):441-446. doi: 10.1007/s00128-019-02646-6. Epub 2019 Jun 14. [PubMed:31201469 ]
- Duan W, Meng F, Peng X, Lin Y, Wang G, Wu J: Kinetic analysis and degradation mechanism for natural attenuation of xylenes under simulated marine conditions. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2019 Jan 30;168:443-449. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.10.103. Epub 2018 Nov 5. [PubMed:30408745 ]
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