IMPPAT Phytochemical information: 
Methyl 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate

Methyl 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate
Summary

SMILES: COC(=O)c1ccc(c(c1)O)O
InChI: InChI=1S/C8H8O4/c1-12-8(11)5-2-3-6(9)7(10)4-5/h2-4,9-10H,1H3
InChIKey: CUFLZUDASVUNOE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
DeepSMILES: COC=O)cccccc6)O))O
Scaffold Graph/Node/Bond level: c1ccccc1
Scaffold Graph/Node level: C1CCCCC1
Scaffold Graph level: C1CCCCC1
Functional groups: cC(=O)OC; cO
Chemical classification
ClassyFire Kingdom: Organic compounds
ClassyFire Superclass: Benzenoids
ClassyFire Class: Benzene and substituted derivatives
ClassyFire Subclass: Benzoic acids and derivatives
NP Classifier Biosynthetic pathway: Shikimates and Phenylpropanoids
NP Classifier Superclass: Phenolic acids (C6-C1)
NP Classifier Class: Simple phenolic acids
Synonymous chemical names:
methyl 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate, methyl protocatechuate, Methyl 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate, protocatechuic acid methyl ester
External chemical identifiers:
CID:CID_287064; ChEMBL:CHEMBL486027; ChEBI:CHEBI:132366; ZINC:ZINC000000405329; FDASRS:G72J90268X; SureChEMBL:SCHEMBL38624; MolPort-002-461-939
Chemical structure download


Methyl 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate
Physicochemical properties
Property name Tool Property value
Molecular weight (g/mol) RDKit 168.15
Log P RDKit 0.88
Topological polar surface area (Å2) RDKit 66.76
Number of hydrogen bond acceptors RDKit 4
Number of hydrogen bond donors RDKit 2
Number of carbon atoms RDKit 8
Number of heavy atoms RDKit 12
Number of heteroatoms RDKit 4
Number of nitrogen atoms RDKit 0
Number of sulfur atoms RDKit 0
Number of chiral carbon atoms RDKit 0
Stereochemical complexity RDKit 0
Number of sp hybridized carbon atoms RDKit 0
Number of sp2 hybridized carbon atoms RDKit 7
Number of sp3 hybridized carbon atoms RDKit 1
Shape complexity RDKit 0.12
Number of rotatable bonds RDKit 2
Number of aliphatic carbocycles RDKit 0
Number of aliphatic heterocycles RDKit 0
Number of aliphatic rings RDKit 0
Number of aromatic carbocycles RDKit 1
Number of aromatic heterocycles RDKit 0
Number of aromatic rings RDKit 1
Total number of rings RDKit 1
Number of saturated carbocycles RDKit 0
Number of saturated heterocycles RDKit 0
Number of saturated rings RDKit 0
Number of Smallest Set of Smallest Rings (SSSR) RDKit 1


Methyl 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate
Drug-likeness
Property nameToolProperty value
Number of Lipinski’s rule of 5 violations RDKit 0
Lipinski’s rule of 5 filter RDKit Passed
Number of Ghose filter violations RDKit 0
Ghose filter RDKit Passed
Veber filter RDKit Good
Pfizer 3/75 filter RDKit Bad
GSK 4/400 filter RDKit Good
Weighted quantitative estimate of drug-likeness (QEDw) score RDKit 0.482262


Methyl 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate
ADME properties
Property nameToolProperty value
Bioavailability score SwissADME 0.55
Solubility class [ESOL] SwissADME Soluble
Solubility class [Silicos-IT] SwissADME Soluble
Blood Brain Barrier permeation SwissADME No
Gastrointestinal absorption SwissADME High
Log Kp (Skin permeation, cm/s) SwissADME -6.27
Number of PAINS structural alerts SwissADME 1
Number of Brenk structural alerts SwissADME 1
CYP1A2 inhibitor SwissADME No
CYP2C19 inhibitor SwissADME No
CYP2C9 inhibitor SwissADME No
CYP2D6 inhibitor SwissADME No
CYP3A4 inhibitor SwissADME No
P-glycoprotein substrate SwissADME No


Methyl 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate
Phytochemical - Human target proteins supported by experimental evidence associations
Human target proteins supported by experimental evidence
IMPPAT target identifierGene identifierHGNC symbolEntrez Gene identifierSource
TAR_EXP_000492ENSG00000118298CA1423632BindingDB, ChEMBL, NPASS
TAR_EXP_000166ENSG00000163297ANTXR2118429NPASS
TAR_EXP_001678ENSG00000158125XDH7498BindingDB, ChEMBL, NPASS
TAR_EXP_001683ENSG00000133742CA1759BindingDB, ChEMBL, NPASS
TAR_EXP_001684ENSG00000104267CA2760BindingDB, ChEMBL, NPASS
TAR_EXP_001689ENSG00000168748CA7766BindingDB, ChEMBL, NPASS
TAR_EXP_001691ENSG00000074410CA12771BindingDB, ChEMBL, NPASS
TAR_EXP_001690ENSG00000107159CA9768BindingDB, ChEMBL, NPASS