Structured Summary
Abstract
Dihydroxyphenylacetic acid with hydroxyls at the 2 and 5 positions of the phenyl ring.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C8H8O4
- Molecular Weight
- 168.15 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 451-13-8
- IUPAC Name
- 2-(2,5-dihydroxyphenyl)acetic acid
- InChIKey
- IGMNYECMUMZDDF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- C1=CC(=C(C=C1O)CC(=O)O)O
- MeSH Unique ID
- D006713
- Source
- PubChem CID 780
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Synonyms
1 entry terms
- Acid, Homogentisic
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Aspects Covered
25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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73(71)
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Previous Indexing
- Phenylacetates (1966-1970)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Homogentisic Acid. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006713. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006713
- Homogentisic Acid. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homogentisic_acid
- Homogentisic Acid. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q416054
- Homogentisic Acid. In: PubChem Compound. CID 780. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/780