pyrocatechol

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q282440
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pyrocatechol

Summary

pyrocatechol is a type of chemical entity[1]. pyrocatechol ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (175 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • pyrocatechol's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • pyrocatechol's chemical structure is recorded as Brenzcatechin.svg[4].
  • pyrocatechol's physically interacts with is recorded as taste receptor type 2[5].
  • pyrocatechol's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 120-80-9[6].
  • pyrocatechol's EC number is recorded as 204-427-5[7].
  • pyrocatechol's canonical SMILES is recorded as C1=CC=C(C(=C1)O)O[8].
  • pyrocatechol's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C6H6O2/c7-5-3-1-2-4-6(5)8/h1-4,7-8H[9].
  • pyrocatechol's InChIKey is recorded as YCIMNLLNPGFGHC-UHFFFAOYSA-N[10].
  • pyrocatechol's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85020984[11].
  • pyrocatechol's chemical formula is recorded as C₆H₆O₂[12].
  • pyrocatechol's subclass of is recorded as vicinal diol[13].
  • pyrocatechol's subclass of is recorded as catechol[14].
  • pyrocatechol's part of is recorded as tryptophan catabolic process to catechol[15].
  • pyrocatechol's part of is recorded as catechol-containing siderophore biosynthetic process[16].
  • pyrocatechol's part of is recorded as toluene oxidation to catechol[17].
  • pyrocatechol's part of is recorded as (R)-mandelate catabolic process to catechol[18].
  • pyrocatechol's part of is recorded as catechol oxidase activity[19].
  • pyrocatechol's part of is recorded as catechol 1,2-dioxygenase activity[20].
  • pyrocatechol's part of is recorded as catechol 2,3-dioxygenase activity[21].
  • pyrocatechol's part of is recorded as 2-chlorobenzoate 1,2-dioxygenase activity[22].
  • pyrocatechol's part of is recorded as salicylate 1-monooxygenase activity[23].
  • pyrocatechol's part of is recorded as phenol 2-monooxygenase activity[24].
  • pyrocatechol's part of is recorded as trans-1,2-dihydrobenzene-1,2-diol dehydrogenase activity[25].
  • pyrocatechol's part of is recorded as 1,6-dihydroxycyclohexa-2,4-diene-1-carboxylate dehydrogenase activity[26].
  • pyrocatechol's part of is recorded as 2-nitrophenol 2-monooxygenase activity[27].

Why It Matters

pyrocatechol ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (175 views/month).[2] pyrocatechol has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] pyrocatechol is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Comprehensive Analysis of Mouse Bitter Taste Receptors Reveals Different Molecular Receptive Ranges for Orthologous Receptors in Mice and Humans. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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