4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYLPYRUVIC ACID Chemical Properties

Melting point:

161 °C

Boiling point:

402.0±35.0 °C(Predicted)

Density 

1.374±0.06 g/cm3(Predicted)

storage temp. 

-20°C

solubility 

DMSO : ≥ 27 mg/mL (128.46 mM)

pka

2.41±0.54(Predicted)

form 

powder to crystal

color 

White to Yellow to Orange

CAS DataBase Reference

1081-71-6

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xn,Xi

Risk Statements 

22-36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-36

HS Code 

2918.99.4700

4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYLPYRUVIC ACID Usage And Synthesis

Uses

Vanilpyruvic acid is a catecholamine metabolite and precursor to vanillactic acid.

Definition

ChEBI: Vanilpyruvic acid is a 2-oxo monocarboxylic acid. It is functionally related to a pyruvic acid.

Biological Activity

Vanilpyruvic acid is a catecholamine metabolite and a precursor of vanillic acid.

target

References

[1] Eisenhofer G, et al. Catecholamine metabolism: a contemporary view with implications for physiology and medicine. Pharmacol Rev. 2004 Sep;56(3):331-49. DOI:10.1124/pr.56.3.1
[2] Bicker J, et al. Liquid chromatographic methods for the quantification of catecholamines and their metabolites in several biological samples--a review. Anal Chim Acta. 2013 Mar 20;768:12-34. DOI:10.1016/j.aca.2012.12.030

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