CHEBI:18026 - 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid

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ChEBI Name 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid
ChEBI ID CHEBI:18026
Definition A dihydroxybenzoic acid that is benzoic acid substituted by hydroxy groups at positions 2 and 3. It occurs naturally in Phyllanthus acidus and in the aquatic fern Salvinia molesta.
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Secondary ChEBI IDs CHEBI:41901, CHEBI:885, CHEBI:19320
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Urea, also called carbamide (because it is a diamide of carbonic acid), is an organic compound with chemical formula CO(NH2)2. This amide has two amino groups (–NH2) joined by a carbonyl functional group (–C(=O)–). It is thus the simplest amide of carbamic acid. Urea serves an important role in the cellular metabolism of nitrogen-containing compounds by animals and is the main nitrogen-containing substance in the urine of mammals. Urea is Neo-Latin, from French urée, from Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron) 'urine', itself from Proto-Indo-European *h₂worsom. It is a colorless, odorless solid, highly soluble in water, and practically non-toxic (LD50 is 15 g/kg for rats). Dissolved in water, it is neither acidic nor alkaline. The body uses it in many processes, most notably nitrogen excretion. The liver forms it by combining two ammonia molecules (NH3) with a carbon dioxide (CO2) molecule in the urea cycle. Urea is widely used in fertilizers as a source of nitrogen (N) and is an important raw material for the chemical industry. In 1828, Friedrich Wöhler discovered that urea can be produced from inorganic starting materials, which was an important conceptual milestone in chemistry. This showed for the first time that a substance previously known only as a byproduct of life could be synthesized in the laboratory without biological starting materials, thereby contradicting the widely held doctrine of vitalism, which stated that only living organisms could produce the chemicals of life.
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Formula C7H6O4
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 154.12010
Monoisotopic Mass 154.02661
InChI InChI=1S/C7H6O4/c8-5-3-1-2-4(6(5)9)7(10)11/h1-3,8-9H,(H,10,11)
InChIKey GLDQAMYCGOIJDV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES OC(=O)c1cccc(O)c1O
Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): Bronsted acid
A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Bronsted base).
(via oxoacid )
Biological Role(s): human xenobiotic metabolite
Any human metabolite produced by metabolism of a xenobiotic compound in humans.
plant metabolite
Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
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Outgoing 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid (CHEBI:18026) has functional parent benzoic acid (CHEBI:30746)
2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid (CHEBI:18026) has role human xenobiotic metabolite (CHEBI:76967)
2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid (CHEBI:18026) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid (CHEBI:18026) is a dihydroxybenzoic acid (CHEBI:23778)
2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid (CHEBI:18026) is conjugate acid of 2,3-dihydroxybenzoate (CHEBI:36654)
Incoming 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid 3-O-β-D-xyloside (CHEBI:91166) has functional parent 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid (CHEBI:18026)
N-(2,3-dihydroxybenzoyl)serine (CHEBI:143101) has functional parent 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid (CHEBI:18026)
myxochelin B (CHEBI:7061) has functional parent 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid (CHEBI:18026)
vanchrobactin (CHEBI:157682) has functional parent 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid (CHEBI:18026)
2,3-dihydroxybenzoate (CHEBI:36654) is conjugate base of 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid (CHEBI:18026)
IUPAC Name
2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid
Synonyms Sources
2,3 DHB NIST Chemistry WebBook
2,3-DIHYDROXY-BENZOIC ACID PDBeChem
2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid ChEBI
2,3-Dihydroxybenzoic acid KEGG COMPOUND
2-pyrocatechuic acid ChemIDplus
3-hydroxysalicylic acid ChemIDplus
catechol-3-carboxylic acid NIST Chemistry WebBook
DOBK NIST Chemistry WebBook
o-pyrocatechuic acid ChemIDplus
pyrocatechuic acid ChemIDplus
Manual Xrefs Databases
2,3-Dihydroxybenzoic_acid Wikipedia
C00002669 KNApSAcK
C00196 KEGG COMPOUND
DB01672 DrugBank
DBH PDBeChem
HMDB0000397 HMDB
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
2209117 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
303-38-8 CAS Registry Number KEGG COMPOUND
303-38-8 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
303-38-8 CAS Registry Number NIST Chemistry WebBook
Citations Types Sources
17065237 PubMed citation Europe PMC
24171385 PubMed citation Europe PMC
3575393 PubMed citation Europe PMC
Last Modified
27 March 2019