Homovanillic Acid
Internal ID | d450b53d-e5ac-44fa-9747-a4ccfe4b1010 |
Taxonomy | Benzenoids > Phenols > Methoxyphenols |
IUPAC Name | 2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)acetic acid |
SMILES (Canonical) | COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)CC(=O)O)O |
SMILES (Isomeric) | COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)CC(=O)O)O |
InChI | InChI=1S/C9H10O4/c1-13-8-4-6(5-9(11)12)2-3-7(8)10/h2-4,10H,5H2,1H3,(H,11,12) |
InChI Key | QRMZSPFSDQBLIX-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
Popularity | 11,741 references in papers |
Molecular Formula | C9H10O4 |
Molecular Weight | 182.17 g/mol |
Exact Mass | 182.05790880 g/mol |
Topological Polar Surface Area (TPSA) | 66.80 Ų |
XlogP | 0.40 |
Atomic LogP (AlogP) | 1.03 |
H-Bond Acceptor | 3 |
H-Bond Donor | 2 |
Rotatable Bonds | 3 |
306-08-1 |
4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenylacetic acid |
2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)acetic acid |
Vanillacetic acid |
Vanilacetic acid |
Benzeneacetic acid, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy- |
3-Methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid |
Homovanillate |
(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)ACETIC ACID |
4-Hydroxy-3-methoxybenzeneacetic acid |
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Target | Value | Probability (raw) | Probability (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Human Intestinal Absorption | + | 0.9760 | 97.60% |
Caco-2 | + | 0.8372 | 83.72% |
Blood Brain Barrier | - | 0.6500 | 65.00% |
Human oral bioavailability | + | 0.5714 | 57.14% |
Subcellular localzation | Mitochondria | 0.8806 | 88.06% |
OATP2B1 inhibitior | - | 1.0000 | 100.00% |
OATP1B1 inhibitior | + | 0.9313 | 93.13% |
OATP1B3 inhibitior | + | 0.9474 | 94.74% |
MATE1 inhibitior | - | 0.9400 | 94.00% |
OCT2 inhibitior | - | 1.0000 | 100.00% |
BSEP inhibitior | - | 0.9382 | 93.82% |
P-glycoprotein inhibitior | - | 0.9815 | 98.15% |
P-glycoprotein substrate | - | 0.9511 | 95.11% |
CYP3A4 substrate | - | 0.6610 | 66.10% |
CYP2C9 substrate | + | 0.5641 | 56.41% |
CYP2D6 substrate | - | 0.7778 | 77.78% |
CYP3A4 inhibition | - | 0.9672 | 96.72% |
CYP2C9 inhibition | - | 0.9071 | 90.71% |
CYP2C19 inhibition | - | 0.9055 | 90.55% |
CYP2D6 inhibition | - | 0.9467 | 94.67% |
CYP1A2 inhibition | - | 0.9287 | 92.87% |
CYP2C8 inhibition | + | 0.6044 | 60.44% |
CYP inhibitory promiscuity | - | 0.9210 | 92.10% |
UGT catelyzed | + | 0.6362 | 63.62% |
Carcinogenicity (binary) | - | 0.7633 | 76.33% |
Carcinogenicity (trinary) | Non-required | 0.7113 | 71.13% |
Eye corrosion | - | 0.7410 | 74.10% |
Eye irritation | + | 0.9926 | 99.26% |
Skin irritation | + | 0.6851 | 68.51% |
Skin corrosion | - | 0.9164 | 91.64% |
Ames mutagenesis | - | 0.6100 | 61.00% |
Human Ether-a-go-go-Related Gene inhibition | - | 0.7655 | 76.55% |
Micronuclear | + | 0.6053 | 60.53% |
Hepatotoxicity | - | 0.5339 | 53.39% |
skin sensitisation | - | 0.7391 | 73.91% |
Respiratory toxicity | - | 0.5889 | 58.89% |
Reproductive toxicity | + | 0.6889 | 68.89% |
Mitochondrial toxicity | - | 0.7250 | 72.50% |
Nephrotoxicity | - | 0.8206 | 82.06% |
Acute Oral Toxicity (c) | III | 0.6744 | 67.44% |
Estrogen receptor binding | - | 0.7274 | 72.74% |
Androgen receptor binding | - | 0.7670 | 76.70% |
Thyroid receptor binding | - | 0.8210 | 82.10% |
Glucocorticoid receptor binding | - | 0.8040 | 80.40% |
Aromatase binding | - | 0.7189 | 71.89% |
PPAR gamma | + | 0.5910 | 59.10% |
Honey bee toxicity | - | 0.9609 | 96.09% |
Biodegradation | + | 0.6250 | 62.50% |
Crustacea aquatic toxicity | - | 0.7504 | 75.04% |
Fish aquatic toxicity | + | 0.7313 | 73.13% |
Proven Targets:
CHEMBL ID | UniProt ID | Name | Min activity | Assay type | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHEMBL3577 | P00352 | Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1A1 |
25118.9 nM |
Potency |
via CMAUP
|
CHEMBL2608 | P10253 | Lysosomal alpha-glucosidase |
25118.9 nM |
Potency |
via CMAUP
|
CHEMBL3251 | P19838 | Nuclear factor NF-kappa-B p105 subunit |
3.5 nM 3.5 nM 3.5 nM |
Potency Potency Potency |
via CMAUP
via Super-PRED via CMAUP |
CHEMBL1963 | P16473 | Thyroid stimulating hormone receptor |
3162.3 nM |
Potency |
via CMAUP
|
CHEMBL1075138 | Q9NUW8 | Tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase 1 |
8.9 nM 8.9 nM |
Potency Potency |
via Super-PRED
via CMAUP |
Predicted Targets (via Super-PRED):
CHEMBL ID | UniProt ID | Name | Probability | Model accuracy |
---|---|---|---|---|
CHEMBL5619 | P27695 | DNA-(apurinic or apyrimidinic site) lyase | 95.99% | 91.11% |
CHEMBL2581 | P07339 | Cathepsin D | 95.14% | 98.95% |
CHEMBL1255126 | O15151 | Protein Mdm4 | 93.23% | 90.20% |
CHEMBL3060 | Q9Y345 | Glycine transporter 2 | 91.32% | 99.17% |
CHEMBL2216739 | Q92523 | Carnitine O-palmitoyltransferase 1, muscle isoform | 89.18% | 88.33% |
CHEMBL1293249 | Q13887 | Kruppel-like factor 5 | 88.53% | 86.33% |
CHEMBL3108638 | O15164 | Transcription intermediary factor 1-alpha | 87.85% | 95.56% |
CHEMBL4203 | Q9HAZ1 | Dual specificity protein kinase CLK4 | 86.83% | 94.45% |
CHEMBL2535 | P11166 | Glucose transporter | 85.70% | 98.75% |
CHEMBL3091268 | Q92753 | Nuclear receptor ROR-beta | 84.86% | 95.50% |
CHEMBL4208 | P20618 | Proteasome component C5 | 83.83% | 90.00% |
CHEMBL1860 | P10827 | Thyroid hormone receptor alpha | 83.59% | 99.15% |
CHEMBL4261 | Q16665 | Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha | 80.06% | 85.14% |
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Aloe africana |
Aloe ferox |
Aloe spicata |
Aloe vera |
Ginkgo biloba |
Jatropha curcas |
Olea europaea |
Persea americana |
Thymus quinquecostatus |
Thymus vulgaris |
Zingiber officinale |
PubChem | 1738 |
NPASS | NPC281020 |
ChEMBL | CHEMBL1562 |
LOTUS | LTS0251061 |
wikiData | Q903566 |