Common Name

Mequinol Description

Mequinol is found in anise. Mequinol is a drug used in combination with the drug tretinoin in the treatment of liver spots. Mequinol used alone and in higher doses is used as a topical drug for medical depigmentation. (Wikipedia) Mequinol belongs to the family of Methoxyphenols and Derivatives. These are compounds containing a methoxy group attached to the benzene ring of a phenol moiety. Structure

MOLSDFPDBSMILESInChI

Structure for HMDB29696 (Mequinol)

Synonyms

Value Source 4-HydroxyanisoleChEMBL HQMME; hydroxyquinone methyl etherChEMBL Menthyl anthranilateChEMBL novo-DermoquinonaChEMBL Leucodine bChEMBL BMS-181158P-GuaiacolChEMBL P-HydroxyanisoleChEMBL 4-MethoxyphenolChEMBL 4HAChEMBL LeucobasalChEMBL MechinolumChEMBL Menthyl anthranilic acidGenerator 1-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzeneHMDB 4-Methoxy-phenolHMDB HydroxyanisoleHMDB Hydroxyquinone methyl etherHMDB Mequinol, inn, usanHMDB mono Methyl ether hydroquinoneHMDB Monomethyl ether hydroquinoneHMDB P-HydroxymethoxybenzeneHMDB P-MethoxyphenolHMDB Para-methoxyphenolHMDB

Chemical Formlia

C7H8O2 Average Molecliar Weight

124.1372 Monoisotopic Molecliar Weight

124.0524295 IUPAC Name

4-methoxyphenol Traditional Name

methoxyphenol CAS Registry Number

150-76-5 SMILES

COC1=CC=C(O)C=C1

InChI Identifier

InChI=1S/C7H8O2/c1-9-7-4-2-6(8)3-5-7/h2-5,8H,1H3

InChI Key

NWVVVBRKAWDGAB-UHFFFAOYSA-N Chemical Taxonomy Description

This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as methoxyphenols. These are compounds containing a methoxy group attached to the benzene ring of a phenol moiety. Kingdom

Organic compounds Super Class

Benzenoids Class

Benzene and substituted derivatives Sub Class

Phenols and derivatives Direct Parent

Methoxyphenols Alternative Parents

  • Methoxybenzenes
  • Anisoles
  • Alkyl aryl ethers
  • Hydrocarbon derivatives
  • Substituents

  • Methoxyphenol
  • Methoxybenzene
  • Phenol ether
  • Anisole
  • Alkyl aryl ether
  • Ether
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Aromatic homomonocyclic compound
  • Molecliar Framework

    Aromatic homomonocyclic compounds External Descriptors

  • organic molecliar entity (CHEBI:69441 )
  • Ontology Status

    Expected but not Quantified Origin

  • Endogenous
  • Food
  • Biofunction

    Not Available Application

  • Nutrient
  • Cellliar locations

  • Cytoplasm
  • Extracellliar
  • Physical Properties State

    Not Available Experimental Properties

    Property Value Reference Melting Point53 °CNot Available Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available Water Solubility40 mg/mL at 25 °CNot Available LogP1.58Not Available

    Predicted Properties

    Property Value Source Water Solubility36.1 mg/mLALOGPS logP1.31ALOGPS logP1.51ChemAxon logS-0.54ALOGPS pKa (Strongest Acidic)9.94ChemAxon pKa (Strongest Basic)-4.8ChemAxon Physiological Charge0ChemAxon Hydrogen Acceptor Count2ChemAxon Hydrogen Donor Count1ChemAxon Polar Surface Area29.46 Å2ChemAxon Rotatable Bond Count1ChemAxon Refractivity34.5 m3·mol-1ChemAxon Polarizability12.76 Å3ChemAxon Number of Rings1ChemAxon Bioavailability1ChemAxon Rlie of FiveYesChemAxon Ghose FilterYesChemAxon Vebers RlieYesChemAxon MDDR-like RlieYesChemAxon

    Spectra Spectra

    Spectrum Type Description Splash Key Predicted LC-MS/MS

    Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum – 10V, Positivesplash10-004i-0900000000-3d4bc54dec9d0d2bf71dView in MoNA Predicted LC-MS/MS

    Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum – 20V, Positivesplash10-004i-1900000000-cd190cc17b12c804fb8dView in MoNA Predicted LC-MS/MS

    Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum – 40V, Positivesplash10-0691-9200000000-f98954ef6d73d4d0fc19View in MoNA Predicted LC-MS/MS

    Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum – 10V, Negativesplash10-00di-0900000000-3cb1894d95675088e7b2View in MoNA Predicted LC-MS/MS

    Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum – 20V, Negativesplash10-00di-0900000000-125ba3d5d60e387415e5View in MoNA Predicted LC-MS/MS

    Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum – 40V, Negativesplash10-0a4i-9600000000-c374964c5ebd2e35933eView in MoNA

    Biological Properties Cellliar Locations

  • Cytoplasm
  • Extracellliar
  • Biofluid Locations

    Not Available Tissue Location

    Not Available Pathways

    Not Available Normal Concentrations Not Available Abnormal Concentrations

    Not Available Associated Disorders and Diseases Disease References

    None Associated OMIM IDs

    None External Links DrugBank ID

    Not Available DrugBank Metabolite ID

    Not Available Phenol Explorer Compound ID

    Not Available Phenol Explorer Metabolite ID

    Not Available FoodDB ID

    FDB000886 KNApSAcK ID

    C00035022 Chemspider ID

    8665 KEGG Compound ID

    Not Available BioCyc ID

    Not Available BiGG ID

    Not Available Wikipedia Link

    Mequinol NuGOwiki Link

    HMDB29696 Metagene Link

    HMDB29696 METLIN ID

    Not Available PubChem Compound

    9015 PDB ID

    Not Available ChEBI ID

    Not Available

    Product: Vorapaxar

    References Synthesis Reference Not Available Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Not Available General References
    1. (). Yannai, Shmuel. (2004) Dictionary of food compounds with CD-ROM: Additives, flavors, and ingredients. Boca Raton: Chapman & Hall/CRC.. .

    PMID: 20516643