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Homogentisic Acid

PubChem CID: 780

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Compound Synonyms Homogentisic acid, 451-13-8, 2,5-Dihydroxyphenylacetic acid, Alcapton, Homogentisate acid, 2-(2,5-dihydroxyphenyl)acetic acid, Homogentisinic acid, homogentisate, (2,5-Dihydroxyphenyl)acetic acid, Benzeneacetic acid, 2,5-dihydroxy-, 2,5-Dihydroxybenzeneacetic acid, 2,5-Dihydroxy-alpha-toluic acid, Melanic acid, Homogentisinate, Acetic acid, (2,5-dihydroxyphenyl)-, BRN 2692860, 2,5-Dihydroxyphenylacetate, 2,5-Dihydroxy-.alpha.-toluic acid, 2-(3,6-DIHYDROXYPHENYL)ACETIC ACID, EINECS 207-192-7, NP8UE6VF08, NSC 88940, 2,5-DHPOP, 2,5-dihydroxy-benzeneacetic acid, MFCD00004324, NSC-88940, 2,5-Dihydroxy-a-toluate, 2,5-Dihydroxy-alpha-toluate, 2,5-Dihydroxy-benzeneacetate, 2,5-Dihydroxy-a-toluic acid, HOMOGENTISIC ACID [MI], (2,5-dihydroxyphenyl)-Acetate, DTXSID1060005, CHEBI:44747, (2,5-dihydroxyphenyl)-Acetic acid, 4-10-00-01506 (Beilstein Handbook Reference), 71694-00-3, Acid, Homogentisic, UNII-NP8UE6VF08, 1ajp, 4aq6, bmse000200, 2,5Dihydroxyalphatoluic acid, Homogentisic acid (Standard), 2,5Dihydroxyphenylacetic acid, Homogentisic acid, crystalline, SCHEMBL155333, 2,5Dihydroxybenzeneacetic acid, Benzeneacetic acid,5-dihydroxy-, DTXCID6040375, (2,5Dihydroxyphenyl)acetic acid, Acetic acid,5-dihydroxyphenyl)-, Benzeneacetic acid, 2,5dihydroxy, 2-(2,5-dihydroxyphenyl)aceticacid, Acetic acid, (2,5dihydroxyphenyl), NSC88940, RYB46848, s9352, Homogentisic acid, analytical standard, AKOS004910342, DB08327, FH23844, HY-113283R, 1ST40047, AS-19326, SY051598, DB-020087, HY-113283, CS-0059508, D1050, NS00015132, C00544, T70932, Q416054, 5A20D3D5-DF92-400D-AB62-07CC3E7DBFBB, 2,5-Dihydroxybenzeneacetic acid, 2,5-Dihydroxyphenylacetic acid, HQ9
Ghose Rule True
Classyfire Kingdom Organic compounds
Topological Polar Surface Area 77.8
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count 3.0
Pfizer 3 75 Rule True
Scaffold Graph Level C1CCCCC1
Np Classifier Class Simple phenolic acids
Deep Smiles OC=O)CcccO)ccc6O
Heavy Atom Count 12.0
Classyfire Class Benzene and substituted derivatives
Description 2-(3,6-dihydroxyphenyl)acetic acid, also known as homogentisic acid or homogentisate, is a member of the class of compounds known as 2(hydroxyphenyl)acetic acids. 2(hydroxyphenyl)acetic acids are phenylacetic acids that carry a hydroxyl group at the 2-position. 2-(3,6-dihydroxyphenyl)acetic acid is slightly soluble (in water) and a weakly acidic compound (based on its pKa). 2-(3,6-dihydroxyphenyl)acetic acid can be found in a number of food items such as gooseberry, angelica, chinese broccoli, and cucumber, which makes 2-(3,6-dihydroxyphenyl)acetic acid a potential biomarker for the consumption of these food products. 2-(3,6-dihydroxyphenyl)acetic acid can be found primarily in blood, feces, and urine, as well as in human cartilage, connective tissue and kidney tissues. In humans, 2-(3,6-dihydroxyphenyl)acetic acid is involved in few metabolic pathways, which include disulfiram action pathway, phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, and tyrosine metabolism. 2-(3,6-dihydroxyphenyl)acetic acid is also involved in several metabolic disorders, some of which include dopamine beta-hydroxylase deficiency, tyrosinemia type 3 (TYRO3), alkaptonuria, and tyrosinemia type 2 (or richner-hanhart syndrome). Moreover, 2-(3,6-dihydroxyphenyl)acetic acid is found to be associated with alkaptonuria. 2-(3,6-dihydroxyphenyl)acetic acid is a non-carcinogenic (not listed by IARC) potentially toxic compound. Apart from treatment of the complications (such as pain relief using NSAIDs and joint replacement for the cartilage damage), vitamin C has been used to reduce the ochronosis and lowering of the homogentisic acid levels may be attempted with a low-protein diet. Recently the drug nitisinone has been found to suppress homogentisic acid production. Nitrisinone inhibits the enzyme, 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase, responsible for converting tyrosine to homogentisic acid, thereby blocking the production and accumulation of homogentisic acid. Nitisinone treatment has been shown to cause a 95% reduction in plasma and urinary homogentisic acid (T3DB).
Scaffold Graph Node Level C1CCCCC1
Classyfire Subclass Phenylacetic acids
Isotope Atom Count 0.0
Molecular Complexity 168.0
Database Name cmaup_ingredients;fooddb_chem_all;hmdb_chem_all;imppat_phytochem;npass_chem_all;pubchem
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count 0.0
Uniprot Id P32754, Q93099
Iupac Name 2-(2,5-dihydroxyphenyl)acetic acid
Prediction Hob 1.0
Class Benzene and substituted derivatives
Veber Rule True
Classyfire Superclass Benzenoids
Xlogp 0.5
Superclass Benzenoids
Subclass Phenylacetic acids
Gsk 4 400 Rule True
Molecular Formula C8H8O4
Scaffold Graph Node Bond Level c1ccccc1
Prediction Swissadme 0.0
Inchi Key IGMNYECMUMZDDF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Silicos It Class Soluble
Fcsp3 0.125
Logs 0.41
Rotatable Bond Count 2.0
State Solid
Logd 0.726
Synonyms 2,5-Dihydroxyphenylacetic acid, 2-(3,6-DIHYDROXYPHENYL)acetIC ACID, 2,5-Dihydroxyphenylacetate, 2-(3,6-DIHYDROXYPHENYL)acetate, Homogentisate, (2,5-Dihydroxyphenyl)-acetate, (2,5-Dihydroxyphenyl)-acetic acid, 2,5-Dihydroxy-a-toluate, 2,5-Dihydroxy-a-toluic acid, 2,5-Dihydroxy-alpha-toluate, 2,5-Dihydroxy-alpha-toluic acid, 2,5-Dihydroxy-benzeneacetate, 2,5-Dihydroxy-benzeneacetic acid, Alcapton, Homogentisate acid, Homogentisinate, Homogentisinic acid, Melanic acid, Acid, homogentisic, 2,5-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid, homogentisic acid
Esol Class Very soluble
Functional Groups CC(=O)O, cO
Compound Name Homogentisic Acid
Kingdom Organic compounds
Prediction Hob Swissadme 0.0
Exact Mass 168.042
Formal Charge 0.0
Monoisotopic Mass 168.042
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count 4.0
Molecular Weight 168.15
Gi Absorption True
Covalent Unit Count 1.0
Total Atom Stereocenter Count 0.0
Total Bond Stereocenter Count 0.0
Molecular Framework Aromatic homomonocyclic compounds
Lipinski Rule Of 5 True
Esol -1.6623176000000002
Inchi InChI=1S/C8H8O4/c9-6-1-2-7(10)5(3-6)4-8(11)12/h1-3,9-10H,4H2,(H,11,12)
Smiles C1=CC(=C(C=C1O)CC(=O)O)O
Nring 1.0
Np Classifier Biosynthetic Pathway Shikimates and Phenylpropanoids
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count 0.0
Egan Rule True
Taxonomy Direct Parent 2(hydroxyphenyl)acetic acids
Np Classifier Superclass Phenolic acids (C6-C1)

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