homovanillic acid

Term ID

CHEBI:545959

Synonyms

• (4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)acetic acid
• 2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)acetic acid
• 3-Methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylacetate
• 3-Methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid
• 4-Hydroxy-3-methoxybenzeneacetic acid
• Homovanillic acid
• HVA
• Vanillacetic acid

Definition

A monocarboxylic acid that is the 3-O-methyl ether of (3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)acetic acid. It is a catecholamine metabolite.

References

• cas:306-08-1
• hmdb:HMDB0000118
• kegg.compound:C05582
• knapsack:C00029504
• metacyc.compound:CPD-7651
• pubmed:14688447
• pubmed:24007816
• pubmed:24416192
• pubmed:24423636
• pubmed:8353435
• reaxys:2213447
• wikipedia.en:Homovanillic_acid

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )

Resources

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