Compound
a catechol
Any compound containing an o-diphenol component.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:33566), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
CHEBI:33566ChEBI
Structure
- Class
- Structural class, not a single molecule
- Formula
- C6H2O2R4
- Mass
- 106.079 g/mol
- Charge
- 0
- SMILES
- [1*]c1c([2*])c([3*])c([4*])c(O)c1O
- Look it up
- ChEBI
Identity from ChEBI. Not evidence.
What it touches on the way
Mechanistic reach
2 entities
2 entities reached.
0 reported hops2 assembled from the scaffold
What the reference databases state
Statements
3 statements
3 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: a catechol · Sources: Rhea
- a catechol is converted to a guaiacolCompoundRhea RHEA:17877Inferred only
- a catechol is metabolised by COMTProteinRhea RHEA:17877Inferred only
- a catechol is a substrate of TOMTProteinRhea RHEA:17877Inferred only
Reactions
1 reaction
a catechol+S-adenosyl-L-methioninea guaiacol+S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine+hydron
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:17877CC BY 4.0Reference data
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: a catechol
- Also called
- 1,2-benzenediolsbenzene-1,2-diols