Record Information
Version1.0
Creation Date2016-09-30 22:48:23 UTC
Update Date2020-05-21 16:27:05 UTC
BMDB IDBMDB0001866
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • BMDB01866
Metabolite Identification
Common Name3,4-Dihydroxymandelic acid
Description3,4-3,4-3,4-dihydroxymandelic acid, also known as 3,4-dihydroxymandelic acid or 3,4-dihydroxymandelic acid, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as catechols. Catechols are compounds containing a 1,2-benzenediol moiety. 3,4-3,4-3,4-dihydroxymandelic acid is possibly soluble (in water) and an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). 3,4-3,4-3,4-dihydroxymandelic acid exists in all living organisms, ranging from bacteria to humans. 3,4-3,4-3,4-dihydroxymandelic acid participates in a number of enzymatic reactions, within cattle. In particular, 3,4-3,4-3,4-dihydroxymandelic acid can be biosynthesized from 3,4-dihydroxymandelaldehyde; which is mediated by the enzyme aldehyde dehydrogenase, dimeric nadp-preferring. In addition, 3,4-3,4-3,4-dihydroxymandelic acid and guaiacol can be converted into vanillylmandelic acid and pyrocatechol through the action of the enzyme catechol O-methyltransferase. In cattle, 3,4-3,4-dihydroxymandelic acid is involved in the metabolic pathway called the tyrosine metabolism pathway.
Structure
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Synonyms
ValueSource
(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)(hydroxy)acetic acidChEBI
3,4-DihydroxymandelateChEBI
3,4-Dihydroxyphenylglycolic acidChEBI
Dihydroxymandelic acidChEBI
DOMAChEBI
(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)(hydroxy)acetateGenerator
3,4-DihydroxyphenylglycolateGenerator
DihydroxymandelateGenerator
3,4 DihydroxymandelateHMDB
3,4 Dihydroxymandelic acidHMDB
3,4-Dihydroxymandelic acid, (S)-isomerHMDB
3,4-Dihydroxymandelic acid, ion(1-)HMDB
3,4-Dihydroxymandelic acid, monosodium saltHMDB
DHMAHMDB
3,4-Dihydroxymandelic acid, (+-)-isomerHMDB
Chemical FormulaC8H8O5
Average Molecular Weight184.1461
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight184.037173366
IUPAC Name2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-hydroxyacetic acid
Traditional Namedihydroxymandelic acid
CAS Registry Number775-01-9
SMILES
OC(C(O)=O)C1=CC=C(O)C(O)=C1
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C8H8O5/c9-5-2-1-4(3-6(5)10)7(11)8(12)13/h1-3,7,9-11H,(H,12,13)
InChI KeyRGHMISIYKIHAJW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as catechols. Catechols are compounds containing a 1,2-benzenediol moiety.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassBenzenoids
ClassPhenols
Sub ClassBenzenediols
Direct ParentCatechols
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Catechol
  • 1-hydroxy-4-unsubstituted benzenoid
  • 1-hydroxy-2-unsubstituted benzenoid
  • Alpha-hydroxy acid
  • Monocyclic benzene moiety
  • Hydroxy acid
  • Secondary alcohol
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Alcohol
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Aromatic alcohol
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Carbonyl group
  • Organic oxide
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Aromatic homomonocyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAromatic homomonocyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Ontology
StatusExpected but not Quantified
Origin
  • Endogenous
BiofunctionNot Available
ApplicationNot Available
Cellular locations
  • Cytoplasm
Physical Properties
StateSolid
Experimental Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting PointNot AvailableNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water SolubilityNot AvailableNot Available
LogPNot AvailableNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
logP0.72ALOGPS
logP0.29ChemAxon
logS-1.2ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)2.98ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-4.1ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count5ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count4ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area97.99 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count2ChemAxon
Refractivity42.67 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability16.52 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings1ChemAxon
BioavailabilityYesChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Spectra
Spectra
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash Key
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Pegasus III TOF-MS system, Leco; GC 6890, Agilent Technologies) (Non-derivatized)splash10-0a4i-0629000000-ae329bc0399bdead30eeView in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (4 TMS)splash10-0a4i-1679200000-30b0a470753b8a534ffbView in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Non-derivatized)splash10-0a4i-0629000000-ae329bc0399bdead30eeView in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized)splash10-0a4i-1679200000-30b0a470753b8a534ffbView in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Non-derivatized)splash10-0a4i-0938000000-048f9a7dbf493cb105d0View in MoNA
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-06rl-2900000000-45a24bed7c390b0517a9View in MoNA
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (4 TMS) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-0a4i-1009100000-2a01ecfd802a6d86fff7View in MoNA
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 10V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-01qi-1900000000-54c118704077cc354da7View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 25V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-03k9-5900000000-ef520e550b3f5cce89d4View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 40V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-0a4l-7900000000-2c2914429bf7b73d4a33View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 10V, Negativesplash10-001i-0900000000-80a2a015caa693fb0bdbView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 20V, Negativesplash10-000i-0900000000-5d651845e3e03edc63dcView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 30V, Negativesplash10-000i-0900000000-5ed666462a4d020d9badView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 40V, Negativesplash10-000i-1900000000-f785c36e33914dd6cfa0View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 50V, Negativesplash10-052r-3900000000-15fd25c25c09bb878912View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QTOF (UPLC Q-Tof Premier, Waters) , Positivesplash10-0002-9400000000-42f34c3c13cd670ff16fView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QTOF (UPLC Q-Tof Premier, Waters) , Negativesplash10-000i-0900000000-e0e14e382ffa485ebcfcView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , negativesplash10-001i-0900000000-80a2a015caa693fb0bdbView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , negativesplash10-000i-0900000000-717de91658e43f0217e4View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , negativesplash10-000i-0900000000-5ed666462a4d020d9badView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , negativesplash10-000i-1900000000-f7a0f4c346c5c2d4669fView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , negativesplash10-052r-3900000000-15fd25c25c09bb878912View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QTOF , negativesplash10-000i-0900000000-e0e14e382ffa485ebcfcView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - , negativesplash10-00kr-0900000000-bd002360ad3147f32bdbView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QTOF , positivesplash10-0002-9400000000-42f34c3c13cd670ff16fView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-000i-0900000000-1b8bb3963db8dbdf68b7View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-00kr-0900000000-adc00447f61ba09ff2b9View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-000i-0900000000-c3215810f102f9a6bcd5View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0r7i-7900000000-d9fef758451d2742cf58View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-001r-0900000000-6ac7602cc5f3af701662View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-0apr-0900000000-b6bce5b5e83f1dd663a7View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0a4i-2900000000-dfbd957390c079614963View in MoNA
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 600 MHz, H2O, experimental)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 100 MHz, D2O, predicted)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 100 MHz, D2O, predicted)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 1000 MHz, D2O, predicted)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 1000 MHz, D2O, predicted)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 200 MHz, D2O, predicted)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 200 MHz, D2O, predicted)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 300 MHz, D2O, predicted)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 300 MHz, D2O, predicted)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 400 MHz, D2O, predicted)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 400 MHz, D2O, predicted)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 500 MHz, D2O, predicted)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 500 MHz, D2O, predicted)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 600 MHz, D2O, predicted)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 600 MHz, D2O, predicted)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 700 MHz, D2O, predicted)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 700 MHz, D2O, predicted)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 800 MHz, D2O, predicted)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 800 MHz, D2O, predicted)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 900 MHz, D2O, predicted)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 900 MHz, D2O, predicted)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
2D NMR[1H, 13C]-HSQC NMR Spectrum (2D, 600 MHz, H2O, experimental)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations
  • Cytoplasm
Biospecimen Locations
  • Neuron
Pathways
Normal Concentrations
BiospecimenStatusValueAgeSexConditionReferenceDetails
NeuronExpected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedNot SpecifiedNot SpecifiedNormal
  • Not Applicable
details
Abnormal Concentrations
Not Available
HMDB IDHMDB0001866
DrugBank IDNot Available
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FooDB IDFDB030383
KNApSAcK IDNot Available
Chemspider ID77371
KEGG Compound IDC05580
BioCyc IDCPD-11879
BiGG ID46062
Wikipedia Link3,4-Dihydroxymandelic_acid
METLIN ID696
PubChem Compound85782
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI ID27637
References
Synthesis ReferenceJoray, Marcel; Breuninger, Manfred. Process for the preparation of phenolic compounds. PCT Int. Appl. (2007), 15pp.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
General ReferencesNot Available

Enzymes

General function:
Involved in catechol O-methyltransferase activity
Specific function:
Catalyzes the O-methylation, and thereby the inactivation, of catecholamine neurotransmitters and catechol hormones. Also shortens the biological half-lives of certain neuroactive drugs, like L-DOPA, alpha-methyl DOPA and isoproterenol (By similarity).
Gene Name:
COMT
Uniprot ID:
A7MBI7
Molecular weight:
30485.0
Reactions
3,4-Dihydroxymandelic acid + Guaiacol → Vanillylmandelic acid + Pyrocatecholdetails