Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2021-11-18 00:06:04 UTC
Update Date2024-04-30 19:46:20 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0030381
Metabolite Identification
Common Name4-Hydroxybenzyl alcohol
Description4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol is the cleavage product produced during the biosynthesis of the thiazole moiety of thiamine from tyrosine as part of the thiamine biosynthesis pathway. (PMID 369616 , EcoCyc)
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
p-MethylolphenolChEBI
4-(Hydroxymethyl)phenolMeSH
4-Methylol phenolMeSH
GastrodigeninMeSH
p-Hydroxybenzyl alcoholMeSH
4-(Hydroxymethyl)phenol (acd/name 4.0)HMDB
4-HydroxybenzenemethanolHMDB
4-MethylolphenolHMDB
a-Hydroxy-P-cresolHMDB
alpha-Hydroxy-P-cresolHMDB
b4-Hydroxy-enzenemethanolHMDB
P-(Hydroxymethyl)phenolHMDB
P-Hydroxy-benzyl alcoholHMDB
4-Hydroxybenzyl alcoholChEBI
Molecular FormulaC7H8O2
Average Mass124.1372
Monoisotopic Mass124.0524295
IUPAC Name4-(hydroxymethyl)phenol
Traditional NameP-hydroxybenzyl alcohol
CAS Registry Number623-05-2
SMILES
OCC1=CC=C(O)C=C1
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C7H8O2/c8-5-6-1-3-7(9)4-2-6/h1-4,8-9H,5H2
InChI KeyBVJSUAQZOZWCKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N