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Metabolite IDPAMDB120522
Identification
Name: 3,4-dihydroxyphenylglycolaldehyde
Description:An aldehyde consisting of phenylacetaldehyde having three hydroxy substituents located at the α-, 3- and 4-positions
Structure
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Synonyms:
  • 3,4-dihydroxymandelaldehyde
  • 3,4-dihydroxymandelic aldehyde
  • 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylglycolaldehyde
  • 3,4-dihydroxyphenylglycolic aldehyde
  • α,3,4-trihydroxybenzeneacetaldehyde
  • α,3,4-trihydroxyphenylacetaldehyde
  • DHMAL
  • DHPGALD
  • DOPEGAL
Chemical Formula: C8H8O4
Average Molecular Weight: 168.149
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight: 168.04225
InChI Key: YUGMCLJIWGEKCK-QMMMGPOBSA-N
InChI:InChI=1S/C8H8O4/c9-4-8(12)5-1-2-6(10)7(11)3-5/h1-4,8,10-12H/t8-/m0/s1
CAS number: 13023-73-9
IUPAC Name:2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-hydroxyacetaldehyde
Traditional IUPAC Name: dhmal
SMILES:C(=O)C(O)C1(C=CC(O)=C(O)C=1)
Chemical Taxonomy
Taxonomy DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of chemical entities known as phenylacetaldehydes. These are compounds containing a phenylacetaldehyde moiety, which consists of a phenyl group substituted at the second position by an acetalydehyde.
Kingdom Chemical entities
Super ClassOrganic compounds
Class Benzenoids
Sub ClassBenzene and substituted derivatives
Direct Parent Phenylacetaldehydes
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Phenylacetaldehyde
  • Catechol
  • 1-hydroxy-4-unsubstituted benzenoid
  • 1-hydroxy-2-unsubstituted benzenoid
  • Phenol
  • Alpha-hydroxyaldehyde
  • Secondary alcohol
  • Alcohol
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organic oxide
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Aldehyde
  • Aromatic alcohol
  • Aromatic homomonocyclic compound
Molecular Framework Aromatic homomonocyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Physical Properties
State: Solid
Charge:0
Melting point: Not Available
Experimental Properties:
PropertyValueReference
Melting PointNot AvailableNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water SolubilityNot AvailableNot Available
LogPNot AvailableNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility11.0 mg/mLALOGPS
logP0.2ALOGPS
logP0.13ChemAxon
logS-1.2ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)9.2ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-3.8ChemAxon
Physiological Charge0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count4ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count3ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area77.76 Å2ChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count2ChemAxon
Refractivity41.74 m3·mol-1ChemAxon
Polarizability15.68 Å3ChemAxon
Number of Rings1ChemAxon
Bioavailability1ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations: Not Available
Reactions:
Pathways:
Spectra
Spectra: Not Available
References
References:
  • Narayanan J, Hayakawa Y, Fan J, Kirk KL (2003)Convenient syntheses of biogenic aldehydes, 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetaldehyde and 3,4-dihydroxyphenylglycolaldehyde. Bioorganic chemistry 31, Pubmed: 12729575
  • Burke WJ, Schmitt CA, Gillespie KN, Li SW (1996)Norepinephrine transmitter metabolite is a selective cell death messenger in differentiated rat pheochromocytoma cells. Brain research 722, Pubmed: 8813375
  • Kawamura M, Eisenhofer G, Kopin IJ, Kador PF, Lee YS, Tsai JY, Fujisawa S, Lizak MJ, Sinz A, Sato S (1999)Aldose reductase, a key enzyme in the oxidative deamination of norepinephrine in rats. Biochemical pharmacology 58, Pubmed: 10424772
  • Dina OA, Khasar SG, Alessandri-Haber N, Bogen O, Chen X, Green PG, Reichling DB, Messing RO, Levine JD (2008)Neurotoxic catecholamine metabolite in nociceptors contributes to painful peripheral neuropathy. The European journal of neuroscience 28, Pubmed: 18783367
  • Li SW, Lin TS, Minteer S, Burke WJ (2001)3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetaldehyde and hydrogen peroxide generate a hydroxyl radical: possible role in Parkinson's disease pathogenesis. Brain research. Molecular brain research 93, Pubmed: 11532332
  • Burke WJ, Schmitt CA, Miller C, Li SW (1997)Norepinephrine transmitter metabolite induces apoptosis in differentiated rat pheochromocytoma cells. Brain research 760, Pubmed: 9237550
  • Burke WJ, Kristal BS, Yu BP, Li SW, Lin TS (1998)Norepinephrine transmitter metabolite generates free radicals and activates mitochondrial permeability transition: a mechanism for DOPEGAL-induced apoptosis. Brain research 787, Pubmed: 9518674
  • Burke WJ, Li SW, Schmitt CA, Xia P, Chung HD, Gillespie KN (1999)Accumulation of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylglycolaldehyde, the neurotoxic monoamine oxidase A metabolite of norepinephrine, in locus ceruleus cell bodies in Alzheimer's disease: mechanism of neuron death. Brain research 816, Pubmed: 9878889
  • Burke WJ, Li SW, Chung HD, Ruggiero DA, Kristal BS, Johnson EM, Lampe P, Kumar VB, Franko M, Williams EA, Zahm DS (2004)Neurotoxicity of MAO metabolites of catecholamine neurotransmitters: role in neurodegenerative diseases. Neurotoxicology 25, Pubmed: 14697885
Synthesis Reference: Not Available
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Not Available
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