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<compound>
  <version>2.0</version>
  <creation_date>2012-08-09 09:16:18 -0600</creation_date>
  <update_date>2015-09-13 12:56:17 -0600</update_date>
  <accession>ECMDB21457</accession>
  <m2m_id>M2MDB001852</m2m_id>
  <name>4-Hydroxybenzyl alcohol</name>
  <description>4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol is the cleavage product produced during the biosynthesis of the thiazole moiety of thiamine from tyrosine as part of the thiamine biosynthesis pathway. (PMID 369616, EcoCyc)</description>
  <synonyms>
    <synonym>4-(Hydroxymethyl)phenol</synonym>
    <synonym>4-(hydroxymethyl)phenol (ACD/Name 4.0)</synonym>
    <synonym>4-hydroxybenzenemethanol</synonym>
    <synonym>4-Hydroxybenzylalcohol</synonym>
    <synonym>4-Methylolphenol</synonym>
    <synonym>4-Methylophenol</synonym>
    <synonym>A-hydroxy-p-cresol</synonym>
    <synonym>Alpha-hydroxy-p-cresol</synonym>
    <synonym>B4-hydroxy-enzenemethanol</synonym>
    <synonym>Gastrodigenin</synonym>
    <synonym>P-(hydroxymethyl)phenol</synonym>
    <synonym>P-hydroxy-Benzyl alcohol</synonym>
    <synonym>P-Hydroxybenzyl alcohol</synonym>
    <synonym>P-Methylolphenol</synonym>
    <synonym>Para-Hydroxybenzyl alcohol</synonym>
    <synonym>α-Hydroxy-P-cresol</synonym>
  </synonyms>
  <chemical_formula>C7H8O2</chemical_formula>
  <average_molecular_weight>124.1372</average_molecular_weight>
  <monisotopic_moleculate_weight>124.0524295</monisotopic_moleculate_weight>
  <iupac_name>4-(hydroxymethyl)phenol</iupac_name>
  <traditional_iupac>P-hydroxybenzyl alcohol</traditional_iupac>
  <cas_registry_number>623-05-2</cas_registry_number>
  <smiles>OCC1=CC=C(O)C=C1</smiles>
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  <inchikey>BVJSUAQZOZWCKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N</inchikey>
  <state>Solid</state>
  <cellular_locations>
  </cellular_locations>
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      <kind>logp</kind>
      <value>0.53</value>
      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
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      <kind>logs</kind>
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      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
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      <kind>solubility</kind>
      <value>5.98e+01 g/l</value>
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    </property>
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      <value>124.5 oC</value>
    </property>
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    <kind>logp</kind>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>iupac</kind>
    <value>4-(hydroxymethyl)phenol</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>mono_mass</kind>
    <value>124.0524295</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>smiles</kind>
    <value>OCC1=CC=C(O)C=C1</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>formula</kind>
    <value>C7H8O2</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>inchi</kind>
    <value>InChI=1S/C7H8O2/c8-5-6-1-3-7(9)4-2-6/h1-4,8-9H,5H2</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>inchikey</kind>
    <value>BVJSUAQZOZWCKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>refractivity</kind>
    <value>34.85</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>rotatable_bond_count</kind>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>acceptor_count</kind>
    <value>2</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>donor_count</kind>
    <value>2</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>physiological_charge</kind>
    <value>0</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
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    <kind>formal_charge</kind>
    <value>0</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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  <hmdb_id>HMDB11724</hmdb_id>
  <pubchem_compound_id>125</pubchem_compound_id>
  <chemspider_id>122</chemspider_id>
  <kegg_id>C17467</kegg_id>
  <chebi_id></chebi_id>
  <biocyc_id>4-HYDROXY-BENZYL-ALCOHOL</biocyc_id>
  <het_id/>
  <wikipidia></wikipidia>
  <foodb_id></foodb_id>
  <general_references>
    <reference>
      <reference_text>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.</reference_text>
      <pubmed_id>17765195</pubmed_id>
    </reference>
    <reference>
      <reference_text>White, R. H. (1979). "4-Hydroxybenzyl alcohol. A metabolite produced during the biosynthesis of thiamine in Escherichia coli." Biochim Biophys Acta 583:55-62.</reference_text>
      <pubmed_id>369616</pubmed_id>
    </reference>
    <reference>
      <reference_text>Nair B: Final report on the safety assessment of Benzyl Alcohol, Benzoic Acid, and Sodium Benzoate. Int J Toxicol. 2001;20 Suppl 3:23-50.</reference_text>
      <pubmed_id>11766131</pubmed_id>
    </reference>
  </general_references>
  <synthesis_reference></synthesis_reference>
  <msds_url>http://hmdb.ca/system/metabolites/msds/000/010/449/original/HMDB11724.pdf?1358893211</msds_url>
  <enzymes>
    <enzyme>
      <name>Dehydroglycine synthase</name>
      <uniprot_id>P30140</uniprot_id>
      <uniprot_name>THIH_ECOLI</uniprot_name>
      <gene_name>thiH</gene_name>
      <protein_url>http://ecmdb.ca/proteins/P30140.xml</protein_url>
    </enzyme>
  </enzymes>
  <transporters>
  </transporters>
  <reactions>
  </reactions>
  <concentrations>
  </concentrations>
</compound>
