RefMet Compound Details

MW structure37081 (View MW Metabolite Database details)
RefMet nameHomovanillic acid
Systematic name2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)acetic acid
SMILESCOc1cc(ccc1O)CC(=O)O   Run Tanimoto similarity search (with similarity coefficient >=0.6)
Exact mass182.057910 (neutral)
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FormulaC9H10O4View other entries in RefMet with this formula
InChIInChI=1S/C9H10O4/c1-13-8-4-6(5-9(11)12)2-3-7(8)10/h2-4,10H,5H2,1H3,(H,11,12)
InChIKeyQRMZSPFSDQBLIX-UHFFFAOYSA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
Super ClassPolyketides
Main ClassPhenolic acids
Sub ClassPhenolic acids
Pubchem CID1738
Annotation level1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)

Table of KEGG reactions in human pathways involving Homovanillic acid

Rxn IDKEGG ReactionEnzyme
R04889 3-Methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde + NADP+ + H2O <=> Homovanillate + NADPH + H+3-Methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde:NADP+ oxidoreductase
R04888 3-Methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde + NAD+ + H2O <=> Homovanillate + NADH + H+3-Methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde:NAD+ oxidoreductase
R03304 S-Adenosyl-L-methionine + 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetate <=> S-Adenosyl-L-homocysteine + HomovanillateS-Adenosyl-L-methionine:catechol O-methyltransferase

Table of KEGG human pathways containing Homovanillic acid

Pathway IDHuman Pathway# of reactions
hsa00350 Tyrosine metabolism 3
hsa01100 Metabolic pathways 2
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