RefMet Compound Details

RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet IDRM0050559
RefMet nameGentisic acid
Systematic name2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid
SynonymsPubChem Synonyms
Exact mass154.026610 (neutral)
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FormulaC7H6O4View other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile37104 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChIInChI=1S/C7H6O4/c8-4-1-2-6(9)5(3-4)7(10)11/h1-3,8-9H,(H,10,11)
InChIKeyWXTMDXOMEHJXQO-UHFFFAOYSA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILESc1cc(c(cc1O)C(=O)O)O
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Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super ClassBenzenoids
Main ClassBenzenes
Sub ClassHydroxybenzoic acids
Distribution of Gentisic acid in NMDR studies
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StudiesNMDR Studies reporting Gentisic acid
External Links
Pubchem CID3469
ChEBI ID17189
KEGG IDC00628
HMDB IDHMDB0000152
Chemspider ID3350
PhytoHub DBPHUB000308
Spectral data for Gentisic acid standards
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Structural annotation level
Annotation level1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)

Table of KEGG reactions in human pathways involving Gentisic acid

Rxn IDKEGG ReactionEnzyme
R02655 Gentisate aldehyde + NAD+ + H2O <=> 2,5-Dihydroxybenzoate + NADH + H+Gentisate aldehyde:NAD+ oxidoreductase
R02657 2,5-Dihydroxybenzoate + Hydrogen peroxide <=> Gentisate aldehyde + Oxygen + H2O2,5-Dihydroxybenzoate + Hydrogen peroxide <=> Gentisate aldehyde + Oxygen + H2O

Table of KEGG human pathways containing Gentisic acid

Pathway IDHuman Pathway# of reactions
hsa00350 Tyrosine metabolism 1
hsa01100 Metabolic pathways 1
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