Chemical Component Summary

Name3-METHYLCATECHOL
Synonyms3-METHYL-BENZENE-1,2-DIOL
Identifiers3-methylbenzene-1,2-diol
FormulaC7 H8 O2
Molecular Weight124.137
TypeNON-POLYMER
Isomeric SMILESCc1cccc(c1O)O
InChIInChI=1S/C7H8O2/c1-5-3-2-4-6(8)7(5)9/h2-4,8-9H,1H3
InChIKeyPGSWEKYNAOWQDF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Chemical Details

Formal Charge0
Atom Count17
Chiral Atom Count0
Bond Count17
Aromatic Bond Count6

Drug Info: DrugBank

DrugBank IDDB03454 
Name3-methyl-benzene-1,2-diol
Groups experimental
Description3-methyl-benzene-1,2-diol is a solid. This compound belongs to the catechols. These are compounds containing a 1,2-benzenediol moeity. 3-methyl-benzene-1,2-diol targets the protein biphenyl-2,3-diol 1,2-dioxygenase.
Synonyms3-methyl-benzene-1,2-diol
CAS number488-17-5

Drug Targets

NameTarget SequencePharmacological ActionActions
Biphenyl-2,3-diol 1,2-dioxygenaseMSIRSLGYMGFAVSDVAAWRSFLTQKLGLMEAGTTDNGDLFRIDSRAWRI...unknown
Drug Info/Drug Targets: DrugBank 3.0: a comprehensive resource for 'omics' research on drugs. Knox C, Law V, Jewison T, Liu P, Ly S, Frolkis A, Pon A, Banco K, Mak C, Neveu V, Djoumbou Y, Eisner R, Guo AC, Wishart DS. Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jan; 39 (Database issue):D1035-41. | PMID:21059682

Related Resource References

Resource NameReference
Pharos CHEMBL1173328
PubChem 340
ChEMBL CHEMBL1173328
ChEBI CHEBI:18404