Chemistry:4-Hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde

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4-Hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde
4-hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde.svg
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
(4-Hydroxyphenyl)acetaldehyde
Other names
p-Hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
3DMet
ChEBI
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 689-849-1
KEGG
UNII
Properties
C8H8O2
Molar mass 136.150 g·mol−1
Appearance White solid
Melting point 118 °C (244 °F; 391 K)
Hazards
GHS pictograms GHS07: Harmful
GHS Signal word Warning
H302, H312, H315, H319, H332, H335
P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+312, P302+352, P304+312, P304+340, P305+351+338, P312, P321, P322, P330, P332+313, P337+313, P362, P363, P403+233, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

4-Hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde, also known as p-hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde, is a natural product with the formula HOC6H4CH2CHO. It is a derivative of phenylacetaldehyde and occurs as a white solid at room temperature.[1]

Synthesis

4-Hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde can be synthesized from a parsley tyrosine decarboxylase (L-tyrosine).[2]

Occurrence

4-Hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde is produced from the metabolism of tyramine by monoamine oxidase (MAO) enzymes in humans and the tyramine oxidase (tynA) enzyme in Escherichia coli.[3][4] In both species, it is subsequently metabolized into 4-hydroxyphenylacetate by aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) enzymes in humans and the phenylacetaldehyde dehydrogenase (feaB) enzyme in E. coli.[3][4][5]

The condensation of 4-hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde and dopamine is a key step in the biosynthesis of benzylisoquinoline alkaloids. These natural products include berberine and morphine.[6]

References

  1. "4-Hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde". U.S. National Library of Medicine: National Center for Biotechnology Information. 2019-08-03. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/440113. "(4-hydroxyphenyl)acetaldehyde is an alpha-CH2-containing aldehyde and a member of phenylacetaldehydes. It has a role as a human metabolite, an Escherichia coli metabolite and a mouse metabolite." 
  2. Torrens-Spence, Michael P.; Gillaspy, Glenda; Zhao, Bingyu; Harich, Kim; White, Robert H.; Li, Jianyong (2012-02-11). "Biochemical evaluation of a parsley tyrosine decarboxylase results in a novel 4-hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde synthase enzyme" (in en). Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 418 (2): 211–216. doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.12.124. PMID 22266321. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0006291X11023333. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "4-Hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde". University of Alberta. 2019-07-23. http://www.hmdb.ca/metabolites/HMDB0003767. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Primary Amine Oxidase of Escherichia coli Is a Metabolic Enzyme that Can Use a Human Leukocyte Molecule as a Substrate". PLOS ONE 10 (11): e0142367. 2015. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0142367. PMID 26556595. Bibcode2015PLoSO..1042367E. 
  5. Universal protein resource accession number P80668 at UniProt.
  6. "Molecular cloning and characterization of norcoclaurine synthase, an enzyme catalyzing the first committed step in benzylisoquinoline alkaloid biosynthesis". Plant Journal 40 (2): 302–313. 2004. doi:10.1111/j.1365-313X.2004.02210.x. PMID 15447655.