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Creation Date2012-05-31 13:00:38 -0600
Update Date2015-10-15 16:13:47 -0600
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • ECMDB00707
Identification
Name:4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvic acid
Description4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvic acid (4-HPPA) is a keto acid. It is a product of the enzyme (R)-4-hydroxyphenyllactate dehydrogenase [EC 1.1.1.222] and is formed during tyrosine metabolism (KEGG). There are two isomers of HPPA, specifically 4HPPA and 3HPPA, of which 4HPPA is the most common. The enzyme 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvic acid dioxygenase (HPD) catalyzes the reaction of 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvic acid to homogentisic acid in the tyrosine catabolism pathway.
Structure
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Synonyms:
  • (p-hydroxyphenyl)-Pyruvate
  • (p-hydroxyphenyl)-Pyruvic acid
  • (p-Hydroxyphenyl)pyruvate
  • (p-Hydroxyphenyl)pyruvic acid
  • 3-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-2-oxo-propanoate
  • 3-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-2-oxo-propanoic acid
  • 3-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-2-oxopropionate
  • 3-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-2-oxopropionic acid
  • 3-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)pyruvate
  • 3-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)pyruvic acid
  • 3-(p-Hydroxyphenyl)-2-oxopropionate
  • 3-(p-Hydroxyphenyl)-2-oxopropionic acid
  • 3-(p-Hydroxyphenyl)pyruvate
  • 3-(p-Hydroxyphenyl)pyruvic acid
  • 4-Hydroxy-a-oxobenzenepropanoate
  • 4-Hydroxy-a-oxobenzenepropanoic acid
  • 4-Hydroxy-alpha-oxobenzenepropanoate
  • 4-Hydroxy-alpha-oxobenzenepropanoic acid
  • 4-Hydroxy-α-oxobenzenepropanoate
  • 4-Hydroxy-α-oxobenzenepropanoic acid
  • 4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvate
  • 4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvic acid
  • 4HPPA
  • p-hydroxyphenylpyruvate
  • HPP
  • HPPA
  • Hydroxyphenylpyruvate
  • Hydroxyphenylpyruvic acid
  • P-Hydroxyphenylpyruvate
  • P-Hydroxyphenylpyruvic
  • P-Hydroxyphenylpyruvic acid
  • Testacid
Chemical Formula:C9H8O4
Weight:Average: 180.1574
Monoisotopic: 180.042258744
InChI Key:KKADPXVIOXHVKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI:InChI=1S/C9H8O4/c10-7-3-1-6(2-4-7)5-8(11)9(12)13/h1-4,10H,5H2,(H,12,13)
CAS number:156-39-8
IUPAC Name:3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-oxopropanoic acid
Traditional IUPAC Name:4-hydroxyphenylpyruvic acid
SMILES:OC(=O)C(=O)CC1=CC=C(O)C=C1
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as phenylpyruvic acid derivatives. Phenylpyruvic acid derivatives are compounds containing a phenylpyruvic acid moiety, which consists of a phenyl group substituted at the second position by an pyruvic acid.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassBenzenoids
ClassBenzene and substituted derivatives
Sub ClassPhenylpyruvic acid derivatives
Direct ParentPhenylpyruvic acid derivatives
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Phenylpyruvate
  • 3-phenylpropanoic-acid
  • 1-hydroxy-2-unsubstituted benzenoid
  • Phenol
  • Alpha-keto acid
  • Keto acid
  • Alpha-hydroxy ketone
  • Ketone
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Organic oxide
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Aromatic homomonocyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAromatic homomonocyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Physical Properties
State:Solid
Charge:-1
Melting point:219-220 °C
Experimental Properties:
PropertyValueSource
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility1.49 g/LALOGPS
logP1.12ALOGPS
logP1.6ChemAxon
logS-2.1ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)2.91ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-6ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count4ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count2ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area74.6 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count3ChemAxon
Refractivity44.69 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability16.75 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings1ChemAxon
Bioavailability1ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations:Cytoplasm
Reactions:
SMPDB Pathways:Not Available
KEGG Pathways:
  • Methane metabolism ec00680
  • Novobiocin biosynthesis ec00401
  • Phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan biosynthesis ec00400
  • Tyrosine metabolism ec00350
  • Ubiquinone and other terpenoid-quinone biosynthesis ec00130
EcoCyc Pathways:
Concentrations
Not Available
Spectra
Spectra:
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash Key
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Pegasus III TOF-MS system, Leco; GC 6890, Agilent Technologies) (Non-derivatized)splash10-002f-1920000000-75b07d9c09371340939fView in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Pegasus III TOF-MS system, Leco; GC 6890, Agilent Technologies) (3 TMS)splash10-00xr-9340000000-087aad2497b3493d27c0View in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (1 MEOX; 2 TMS)splash10-002o-5910000000-fd1e55c84c79bfeca559View in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (1 MEOX; 2 TMS)splash10-002f-1941000000-2b4c87544657895fcaf6View in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (1 MEOX; 3 TMS)splash10-014i-3492100000-483bdcea11d60fe4d306View in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (1 MEOX; 3 TMS)splash10-014i-6791000000-ddc0a3b695cd1d0769f2View in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - EI-B (Non-derivatized)splash10-002f-1951000000-ecd071a64b26ca77684cView in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Non-derivatized)splash10-002f-1920000000-75b07d9c09371340939fView in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Non-derivatized)splash10-00xr-9340000000-087aad2497b3493d27c0View in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized)splash10-002o-5910000000-fd1e55c84c79bfeca559View in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized)splash10-002f-1941000000-2b4c87544657895fcaf6View in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized)splash10-014i-3492100000-483bdcea11d60fe4d306View in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized)splash10-014i-6791000000-ddc0a3b695cd1d0769f2View in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Non-derivatized)splash10-0006-2920000000-469469dfaad745fa78e8View in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Non-derivatized)splash10-002o-2910000000-4f336335a2366e7dd6dbView in MoNA
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-0a4i-6900000000-91bfe3ee54a36877251bView in MoNA
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (2 TMS) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-0adi-6961000000-670161f1542fda9ff1feView in MoNA
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_1_1) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_1_2) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_1_3) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_2_2) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_2_3) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_1_1) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_1_2) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 10V, Negative (Annotated)splash10-0a4i-0900000000-12033042c41b550bed42View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 25V, Negative (Annotated)splash10-0a4i-0900000000-6e8a3701c6d254cc824dView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 40V, Negative (Annotated)splash10-0560-1900000000-8082c68e259d24234d05View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 10V, Negativesplash10-004i-0900000000-2416d7f64101b9473cbbView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 20V, Negativesplash10-0a4i-2900000000-b4c21b3d9751b9e56d67View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 30V, Negativesplash10-0005-9400000000-708e258e692a0abfbc92View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 40V, Negativesplash10-0002-9100000000-7d75e23ae6944c1e9c6dView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 50V, Negativesplash10-001m-9000000000-fb80dcbab23323a042afView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , negativesplash10-004i-0900000000-2416d7f64101b9473cbbView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , negativesplash10-0a4i-2900000000-ad1f1fabdf6b1579fff7View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , negativesplash10-0005-9400000000-708e258e692a0abfbc92View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , negativesplash10-0002-9100000000-7d75e23ae6944c1e9c6dView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , negativesplash10-001m-9000000000-fb80dcbab23323a042afView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - , positivesplash10-001i-1900000000-76ae33b45e4348d50b07View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-02bf-7900000000-665940e67ad40f759048View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-053i-9800000000-0f708ba46e75f553e77cView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 35V, Negativesplash10-00dl-5900000000-86f6d19bba9a914d22eeView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 35V, Positivesplash10-0159-0900000000-a1a6bf5b3a0ac3863c90View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-06ur-9700000000-18795e8a2dc93ca36a93View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-08gr-0900000000-be3cb913118057f499d1View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-06rj-0900000000-6bebea0fda2ef3a2263bView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0a6r-6900000000-ede11b81a97e891c66e3View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-004i-0900000000-2584f872c980915c1739View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-01s9-1900000000-249c71cfa9cefe2a8020View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-001l-3900000000-66991d861a91be9b9286View in MoNA
MSMass Spectrum (Electron Ionization)splash10-0a59-5900000000-6c003e26816579df31caView in MoNA
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
2D NMR[1H,1H] 2D NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
2D NMR[1H,13C] 2D NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
References
References:
  • Kanehisa, M., Goto, S., Sato, Y., Furumichi, M., Tanabe, M. (2012). "KEGG for integration and interpretation of large-scale molecular data sets." Nucleic Acids Res 40:D109-D114. Pubmed: 22080510
  • Keseler, I. M., Collado-Vides, J., Santos-Zavaleta, A., Peralta-Gil, M., Gama-Castro, S., Muniz-Rascado, L., Bonavides-Martinez, C., Paley, S., Krummenacker, M., Altman, T., Kaipa, P., Spaulding, A., Pacheco, J., Latendresse, M., Fulcher, C., Sarker, M., Shearer, A. G., Mackie, A., Paulsen, I., Gunsalus, R. P., Karp, P. D. (2011). "EcoCyc: a comprehensive database of Escherichia coli biology." Nucleic Acids Res 39:D583-D590. Pubmed: 21097882
  • van der Werf, M. J., Overkamp, K. M., Muilwijk, B., Coulier, L., Hankemeier, T. (2007). "Microbial metabolomics: toward a platform with full metabolome coverage." Anal Biochem 370:17-25. Pubmed: 17765195
  • Winder, C. L., Dunn, W. B., Schuler, S., Broadhurst, D., Jarvis, R., Stephens, G. M., Goodacre, R. (2008). "Global metabolic profiling of Escherichia coli cultures: an evaluation of methods for quenching and extraction of intracellular metabolites." Anal Chem 80:2939-2948. Pubmed: 18331064
Synthesis Reference:Billek, Gerhard. p-Hydroxyphenylpyruvic acid. Organic Syntheses (1963), 43 49-54.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Download (PDF)
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CHEBI ID15999
HMDB IDHMDB00707
Pubchem Compound ID979
Kegg IDC01179
ChemSpider ID11596439
WikipediaHydroxyphenylpyruvic acid
BioCyc IDP-HYDROXY-PHENYLPYRUVATE
EcoCyc IDP-HYDROXY-PHENYLPYRUVATE

Enzymes

General function:
Involved in transferase activity
Specific function:
L-aspartate + 2-oxoglutarate = oxaloacetate + L-glutamate
Gene Name:
aspC
Uniprot ID:
P00509
Molecular weight:
43573
Reactions
L-aspartate + 2-oxoglutarate = oxaloacetate + L-glutamate.
General function:
Involved in transferase activity
Specific function:
An aromatic amino acid + 2-oxoglutarate = an aromatic oxo acid + L-glutamate
Gene Name:
tyrB
Uniprot ID:
P04693
Molecular weight:
43537
Reactions
An aromatic amino acid + 2-oxoglutarate = an aromatic oxo acid + L-glutamate.
General function:
Involved in transferase activity
Specific function:
L-histidinol phosphate + 2-oxoglutarate = 3- (imidazol-4-yl)-2-oxopropyl phosphate + L-glutamate
Gene Name:
hisC
Uniprot ID:
P06986
Molecular weight:
39360
Reactions
L-histidinol phosphate + 2-oxoglutarate = 3-(imidazol-4-yl)-2-oxopropyl phosphate + L-glutamate.
General function:
Involved in oxidation-reduction process
Specific function:
Chorismate = prephenate
Gene Name:
tyrA
Uniprot ID:
P07023
Molecular weight:
42042
Reactions
Chorismate = prephenate.
Prephenate + NAD(+) = 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate + CO(2) + NADH.