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Record Information
Version5.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2012-09-11 17:31:55 UTC
Update Date2023-02-21 17:19:00 UTC
HMDB IDHMDB0029666
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • HMDB29666
Metabolite Identification
Common Name2,4-Dihydroxybenzoic acid
Description2,4-Dihydroxybenzoic acid belongs to the class of organic compounds known as hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives. Hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives are compounds containing a hydroxybenzoic acid (or a derivative), which is a benzene ring bearing a carboxyl and a hydroxyl groups. 2,4-Dihydroxybenzoic acid is a mild and phenolic tasting compound. 2,4-Dihydroxybenzoic acid is found, on average, in the highest concentration within american cranberries (Vaccinium macrocarpon) and olives (Olea europaea). 2,4-Dihydroxybenzoic acid has also been detected, but not quantified in, several different foods, such as coffee and coffee products, alcoholic beverages, robusta coffees (Coffea canephora), arabica coffees (Coffea arabica), and fruits. This could make 2,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid a potential biomarker for the consumption of these foods. Based on a literature review very few articles have been published on 2,4-Dihydroxybenzoic acid.
Structure
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Synonyms
Chemical FormulaC7H6O4
Average Molecular Weight154.121
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight154.026608673
IUPAC Name2,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid
Traditional Name2,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid
CAS Registry Number89-86-1
SMILES
OC(=O)C1=C(O)C=C(O)C=C1
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C7H6O4/c8-4-1-2-5(7(10)11)6(9)3-4/h1-3,8-9H,(H,10,11)
InChI KeyUIAFKZKHHVMJGS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives. Hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives are compounds containing a hydroxybenzoic acid (or a derivative), which is a benzene ring bearing a carboxyl and a hydroxyl groups.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassBenzenoids
ClassBenzene and substituted derivatives
Sub ClassBenzoic acids and derivatives
Direct ParentHydroxybenzoic acid derivatives
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Dihydroxybenzoic acid
  • Hydroxybenzoic acid
  • Salicylic acid
  • Salicylic acid or derivatives
  • Benzoic acid
  • Benzoyl
  • Resorcinol
  • 1-hydroxy-4-unsubstituted benzenoid
  • 1-hydroxy-2-unsubstituted benzenoid
  • Phenol
  • Vinylogous acid
  • Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organic oxide
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Aromatic homomonocyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAromatic homomonocyclic compounds
External DescriptorsNot Available
Ontology
Physiological effect
Disposition
ProcessNot Available
Role
Physical Properties
StateSolid
Experimental Molecular Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting Point218 - 219 °CNot Available
Boiling Point309.00 to 310.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm HgThe Good Scents Company Information System
Water Solubility5.78 mg/mL at 25 °CNot Available
LogP1.63Not Available
Experimental Chromatographic PropertiesNot Available
Predicted Molecular Properties
Predicted Chromatographic Properties
Spectra
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations
  • Cytoplasm
  • Extracellular
Biospecimen Locations
  • Blood
  • Urine
Tissue LocationsNot Available
Pathways
Normal Concentrations
Abnormal Concentrations
Not Available
Associated Disorders and Diseases
Disease ReferencesNone
Associated OMIM IDsNone
DrugBank IDDB02839
Phenol Explorer Compound ID431
FooDB IDFDB000842
KNApSAcK IDC00033542
Chemspider ID1446
KEGG Compound IDNot Available
BioCyc IDNot Available
BiGG IDNot Available
Wikipedia Link2,4-Dihydroxybenzoic acid
METLIN IDNot Available
PubChem Compound1491
PDB IDDOB
ChEBI ID248101
Food Biomarker OntologyNot Available
VMH IDNot Available
MarkerDB IDNot Available
Good Scents IDrw1015101
References
Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
General References
  1. (). Yannai, Shmuel. (2004) Dictionary of food compounds with CD-ROM: Additives, flavors, and ingredients. Boca Raton: Chapman & Hall/CRC.. .

Enzymes

General function:
Involved in transferase activity, transferring hexosyl groups
Specific function:
UDPGT is of major importance in the conjugation and subsequent elimination of potentially toxic xenobiotics and endogenous compounds. This isoform glucuronidates bilirubin IX-alpha to form both the IX-alpha-C8 and IX-alpha-C12 monoconjugates and diconjugate. Is also able to catalyze the glucuronidation of 17beta-estradiol, 17alpha-ethinylestradiol, 1-hydroxypyrene, 4-methylumbelliferone, 1-naphthol, paranitrophenol, scopoletin, and umbelliferone.
Gene Name:
UGT1A1
Uniprot ID:
P22309
Molecular weight:
59590.91
Reactions
2,4-Dihydroxybenzoic acid → 6-(4-carboxy-3-hydroxyphenoxy)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxane-2-carboxylic aciddetails
2,4-Dihydroxybenzoic acid → 6-(2-carboxy-5-hydroxyphenoxy)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxane-2-carboxylic aciddetails
2,4-Dihydroxybenzoic acid → 6-(2,4-dihydroxybenzoyloxy)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxane-2-carboxylic aciddetails
General function:
Involved in glycine N-acyltransferase activity
Specific function:
Mitochondrial acyltransferase which transfers an acyl group to the N-terminus of glycine and glutamine, although much less efficiently. Can conjugate numerous substrates to form a variety of N-acylglycines, with a preference for benzoyl-CoA over phenylacetyl-CoA as acyl donors. Thereby detoxify xenobiotics, such as benzoic acid or salicylic acid, and endogenous organic acids, such as isovaleric acid.
Gene Name:
GLYAT
Uniprot ID:
Q6IB77
Molecular weight:
18506.33
Reactions
2,4-Dihydroxybenzoic acid → 2-{[(2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)(hydroxy)methylidene]amino}acetic aciddetails