kojic acid

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q416285
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kojic acid

Summary

kojic acid is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (799 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • kojic acid's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • kojic acid's canonical SMILES is recorded as C1=C(OC=C(C1=O)O)CO[4].
  • kojic acid's chemical formula is recorded as C₆H₆O₄[5].
  • kojic acid is a type of chemical compound[6].
  • kojic acid is part of kojic acid metabolic process[7].
  • kojic acid is part of kojic acid biosynthetic process[8].
  • kojic acid's Commons category is recorded as Kojic acid[9].
  • kojic acid comprises carbon[10].
  • kojic acid comprises oxygen[11].
  • kojic acid comprises hydrogen[12].
  • kojic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Aspergillus flavus[13].
  • kojic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Marrubium cylleneum[14].
  • kojic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Aspergillus albus[15].
  • kojic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Aspergillus terricola[16].
  • kojic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Aspergillus candidus[17].
  • kojic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Phaeosphaeria fuckelii[18].
  • kojic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Acronychia pedunculata[19].
  • kojic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Thalassotalea[20].
  • kojic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Penicillium[21].
  • kojic acid's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+142.027'}[22].
  • kojic acid's melting point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '+154'}[23].
  • kojic acid's subject has role is recorded as antioxidant[24].

Why It Matters

kojic acid ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (799 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Production of kojic acid by resuspended mycelia of Aspergillus flavus. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Identification of tyrosinase inhibitors from Marrubium velutinum and Marrubium cylleneum. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Kojic Acid, a Tyrosinase Inhibitor fromAspergillus albus. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Metabolites of Aspergillus indicus: The structure and some aspects of the biosynthesis of dihydrocanadensolide. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Kojic Acid, a Tyrosinase Inhibitor fromAspergillus albus. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Phaeosphaones: Tyrosinase Inhibitory Thiodiketopiperazines from an Endophytic Phaeosphaeria fuckelii. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Acetophenone derivatives from Acronychia pedunculata. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . N-Acyl Dehydrotyrosines, Tyrosinase Inhibitors from the Marine Bacterium Thalassotalea sp. PP2-459.. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Penipyranicins A-C: Antibacterial Methylpyran Polyketides from a Hydrothermal Spring Sediment Penicillium sp. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Jean-Claude Bradley Open Melting Point Dataset. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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