4-Hydroxybenzoic acid (PAMDB000143)

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Metabolite IDPAMDB000143
Identification
Name: 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid
Description:4-Hydroxybenzoic acid, or p-hydroxybenzoic acid, is a phenolic derivative of benzoic acid. It a white crystalline solid that is slightly soluble in water and chloroform, but well soluble in alcohols, ether, and acetone.
Structure
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Synonyms:
  • 4-Carboxyphenol
  • 4-Hydroxy-benzoate
  • 4-Hydroxy-benzoesaeure
  • 4-Hydroxy-benzoic acid
  • 4-Hydroxybenzoate
  • 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid
  • p-hydroxybenzoate
  • P-Carboxyphenol
  • P-Hydroxy-Benzoate
  • P-Hydroxy-Benzoic acid
  • P-Hydroxybenzoate
  • P-Hydroxybenzoic acid
  • P-Salicylate
  • P-Salicylic acid
  • Paraben-acid
  • PHBA
Chemical Formula: C7H6O3
Average Molecular Weight: 138.1207
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight: 138.031694058
InChI Key: FJKROLUGYXJWQN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI:InChI=1S/C7H6O3/c8-6-3-1-5(2-4-6)7(9)10/h1-4,8H,(H,9,10)
CAS number: 99-96-7
IUPAC Name:4-hydroxybenzoic acid
Traditional IUPAC Name: P-hydroxybenzoic acid
SMILES:OC(=O)C1=CC=C(O)C=C1
Chemical Taxonomy
Taxonomy DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives. These are compounds containing a hydroxybenzoic acid (or a derivative), which is a benzene ring bearing a carboxyl and a hydroxyl groups.
Kingdom Organic compounds
Super ClassBenzenoids
Class Benzene and substituted derivatives
Sub ClassBenzoic acids and derivatives
Direct Parent Hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Hydroxybenzoic acid
  • Benzoic acid
  • Benzoyl
  • Phenol
  • Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Aromatic homomonocyclic compound
Molecular Framework Aromatic homomonocyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Physical Properties
State: Solid
Charge:-1
Melting point: Not Available
Experimental Properties:
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility:5.0 mg/mL [YALKOWSKY,SH & DANNENFELSER,RM (1992)]PhysProp
LogP:1.58 [HANSCH,C ET AL. (1995)]PhysProp
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility11.9 mg/mLALOGPS
logP1.58ALOGPS
logP1.33ChemAxon
logS-1.1ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)4.38ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-6.1ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count3ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count2ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area57.53 Å2ChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count1ChemAxon
Refractivity35.3 m3·mol-1ChemAxon
Polarizability12.94 Å3ChemAxon
Number of Rings1ChemAxon
Bioavailability1ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations: Cytoplasm
Reactions:
Chorismate <> 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid + Pyruvic acid
4-Hydroxybenzoic acid + Octaprenyl diphosphate > 3-Octaprenyl-4-hydroxybenzoate + Pyrophosphate
all-trans-Polyprenyl diphosphate + 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid + Geranyl-PP <> 4-Hydroxy-3-polyprenylbenzoate + Pyrophosphate + 4-Hydroxy-3-polyprenylbenzoate
4-Hydroxyphenyl-4-hydroxybenzoate + Water <> 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid + Hydroquinone
all-<i>trans</i>-octaprenyl diphosphate + 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid > Pyrophosphate + 3-Octaprenyl-4-hydroxybenzoate
4-Hydroxybenzoic acid + Octaprenyl diphosphate > 3-Octaprenyl-4-hydroxybenzoate
4-Hydroxybenzoic acid + Octaprenyl diphosphate + Octaprenyl diphosphate > Pyrophosphate + 3-Octaprenyl-4-hydroxybenzoate
Pathways:
Spectra
Spectra:
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash Key
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Pegasus III TOF-MS system, Leco; GC 6890, Agilent Technologies) (2 TMS)splash10-01b9-0490000000-89473836b0071542185eView in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Pegasus III TOF-MS system, Leco; GC 6890, Agilent Technologies)splash10-00xu-2890000000-dd5367ba838ccd5b29d8View in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Pegasus III TOF-MS system, Leco; GC 6890, Agilent Technologies) (2 TMS)splash10-00di-9540000000-11db590137f79b7a32bfView in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (2 TMS)splash10-00xu-3890000000-7e553522b6ec5c075e25View in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MSNot Available
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 10V, Negative (Annotated)splash10-000f-9400000000-9fb9f8fbd7cf90a88604View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 25V, Negative (Annotated)splash10-0006-9000000000-f5d09d09184f72ec3bd7View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 40V, Negative (Annotated)splash10-0006-9000000000-d31cea608d0764edf5d0View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - EI-B (HITACHI M-68) , Positivesplash10-00dr-5900000000-9b1d88421f1e1ded16f9View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - EI-B (HITACHI M-60) , Positivesplash10-00di-9700000000-3ac766249fee4c68b8f4View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - EI-B (HITACHI M-80) , Positivesplash10-0079-6900000000-4e15a4102e0b3bc8ddceView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 10V, Negativesplash10-0a4r-9800000000-9e7208bfb79f9cca336bView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 20V, Negativesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-1ed6d8123d44d126ed64View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 30V, Negativesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-63a0e9c65e315bb89281View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 40V, Negativesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-a8befcaa45eced4a9a51View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 50V, Negativesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-26788d399f2b459abc21View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QTOF (UPLC Q-Tof Premier, Waters) , Positivesplash10-0072-6900000000-ba06f5c422d59cd10ceaView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QTOF (UPLC Q-Tof Premier, Waters) , Positivesplash10-0002-9100000000-193fd4eb0cf324fb3abcView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QTOF (UPLC Q-Tof Premier, Waters) , Negativesplash10-0006-9200000000-c834f7be13341f3e19b8View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, PositiveNot Available
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, PositiveNot Available
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, PositiveNot Available
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, NegativeNot Available
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, NegativeNot Available
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, NegativeNot Available
MSMass Spectrum (Electron Ionization)splash10-00dr-6900000000-71548845dbf99346758dView in MoNA
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot Available
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot Available
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot Available
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot Available
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot Available
2D NMR[1H,1H] 2D NMR SpectrumNot Available
2D NMR[1H,13C] 2D NMR SpectrumNot Available
References
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Synthesis Reference: Ivanov, G. E.; Slavcheva, L. Preparation, properties, and applications of p-hydroxy-benzoic acid. Khimiya i Industriya (1922-1988) (1966), 38(10), 458-63.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Download (PDF)
External Links:
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CHEBI ID30763
HMDB IDHMDB00500
Pubchem Compound ID135
Kegg IDC00156
ChemSpider ID132
Wikipedia4-Hydroxybenzoic acid
BioCyc ID4-hydroxybenzoate
EcoCyc ID4-hydroxybenzoate
Ligand ExpoPHB

Enzymes

Protein Details
• 4-hydroxybenzoate octaprenyltransferase
General function:
Involved in prenyltransferase activity
Specific function:
Synthesis of 3-octaprenyl-4-hydroxybenzoate
Gene Name:
ubiA
Locus Tag:
PA5358
Molecular weight:
33 kDa
Reactions
4-hydroxybenzoate + farnesylfarnesylgeraniol = 3-octaprenyl-4-hydroxybenzoate.