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Creation date2010-04-08 22:04:44 UTC
Update date2019-08-01 18:42:23 UTC
Primary IDFDB000847
Secondary Accession NumbersNot Available
Chemical Information
FooDB NameProtocatechuic acid
DescriptionProtocatechuic acid, also known as protocatechuate or 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives. Hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives are compounds containing a hydroxybenzoic acid (or a derivative), which is a benzene ring bearing a carboxyl and a hydroxyl groups. Protocatechuic acid is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). Protocatechuic acid has been detected, but not quantified in, several different foods, such as cornmints, ceylon cinnamons, macadamia nuts, spelts, and lingonberries. This could make protocatechuic acid a potential biomarker for the consumption of these foods.
CAS Number99-50-3
Structure
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Synonyms
Predicted PropertiesNot Available
Chemical FormulaC7H6O4
IUPAC name
InChI IdentifierInChI=1S/C7H6O4/c8-5-2-1-4(7(10)11)3-6(5)9/h1-3,8-9H,(H,10,11)
InChI KeyYQUVCSBJEUQKSH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Isomeric SMILESOC(=O)C1=CC(O)=C(O)C=C1
Average Molecular Weight154.121
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight154.026608673
Classification
Description Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives. Hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives are compounds containing a hydroxybenzoic acid (or a derivative), which is a benzene ring bearing a carboxyl and a hydroxyl groups.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassBenzenoids
ClassBenzene and substituted derivatives
Sub ClassBenzoic acids and derivatives
Direct ParentHydroxybenzoic acid derivatives
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Dihydroxybenzoic acid
  • Hydroxybenzoic acid
  • Benzoic acid
  • Benzoyl
  • Catechol
  • 1-hydroxy-4-unsubstituted benzenoid
  • 1-hydroxy-2-unsubstituted benzenoid
  • Phenol
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Organic oxide
  • Aromatic homomonocyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAromatic homomonocyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Ontology
Foods
  • Cocoa and cocoa products
  • Grains:

    Nuts and legumes:

    Fruits and vegetables:

    Fats and oils:

    Beverages:

    Physico-Chemical Properties
    Physico-Chemical Properties - Experimental
    Spectra
    Spectra
    EI-MS/GC-MSNot Available
    MS/MSNot Available
    NMRNot Available
    ChemSpider ID71
    ChEMBL IDCHEMBL37537
    KEGG Compound IDC00230
    Pubchem Compound ID72
    Pubchem Substance IDNot Available
    ChEBI ID36062
    Phenol-Explorer ID412
    DrugBank IDDB03946
    HMDB IDHMDB01856
    CRC / DFC (Dictionary of Food Compounds) IDBJS05-K:BJS05-K
    EAFUS ID932
    Dr. Duke ID3,4-DIHYDROXYBENZOIC-ACID|PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID
    BIGG IDNot Available
    KNApSAcK IDC00002668
    HET IDDHB
    Food Biomarker OntologyNot Available
    VMH IDNot Available
    Flavornet IDNot Available
    GoodScent IDrw1183421
    SuperScent IDNot Available
    Wikipedia IDProtocatechuic_acid
    Phenol-Explorer Metabolite ID412
    Duplicate IDSNot Available
    Old DFC IDSNot Available
    Associated Foods
    FoodContent Range AverageReference
    Processing...
    Biological Effects and Interactions
    Health Effects / Bioactivities
    EnzymesNot Available
    PathwaysNot Available
    MetabolismNot Available
    BiosynthesisNot Available
    Organoleptic Properties
    Flavours
    Files
    MSDSshow
    References
    Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
    General ReferenceNot Available
    Content Reference— Rothwell JA, Pérez-Jiménez J, Neveu V, Medina-Ramon A, M'Hiri N, Garcia Lobato P, Manach C, Knox K, Eisner R, Wishart D, Scalbert A. (2013) Phenol-Explorer 3.0: a major update of the Phenol-Explorer database to incorporate data on the effects of food processing on polyphenol content. Database, 10.1093/database/bat070.
    — Duke, James. 'Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. United States Department of Agriculture.' Agricultural Research Service, Accessed April 27 (2004).
    — Shinbo, Y., et al. 'KNApSAcK: a comprehensive species-metabolite relationship database.' Plant Metabolomics. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006. 165-181.