RefMet Compound Details

RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet IDRM0135960
RefMet name4-Hydroxybenzoic acid
Systematic name4-hydroxybenzoic acid
SynonymsPubChem Synonyms
Exact mass138.031695 (neutral)
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FormulaC7H6O3View other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile37280 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChIInChI=1S/C7H6O3/c8-6-3-1-5(2-4-6)7(9)10/h1-4,8H,(H,9,10)
InChIKeyFJKROLUGYXJWQN-UHFFFAOYSA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILESc1cc(ccc1C(=O)O)O
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Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super ClassBenzenoids
Main ClassBenzenes
Sub ClassHydroxybenzoic acids
Distribution of 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid in NMDR studies
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StudiesNMDR Studies reporting 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid
External Links
Pubchem CID135
ChEBI ID30763
KEGG IDC00156
HMDB IDHMDB0000500
Chemspider ID132
MetaCyc ID4-hydroxybenzoate
EPA CompToxDTXCID806647
PhytoHub DBPHUB000295
Spectral data for 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid standards
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Structural annotation level
Annotation level1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)

Table of KEGG reactions in human pathways involving 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid

Rxn IDKEGG ReactionEnzyme
R05000 all-trans-Polyprenyl diphosphate + 4-Hydroxybenzoate <=> 4-Hydroxy-3-polyprenylbenzoate + Diphosphatepolyisopentenylpyrolinate:4-hydroxybenzoate nonaprenyltransferase

Table of KEGG human pathways containing 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid

Pathway IDHuman Pathway# of reactions
hsa00130 Ubiquinone and other terpenoid-quinone biosynthesis 1
hsa01100 Metabolic pathways 1
hsa01240 Biosynthesis of cofactors 1
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