Dihydroxyphenylethylene glycol

Dihydroxyphenylethylene glycol
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
4-(1,2-Dihydroxyethyl)benzene-1,2-diol
Other names
3,4-Dihydroxyphenylglycol; DOPEG; DHPG
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
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KEGG
MeSH Dihydroxyphenylethylene+glycol
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C8H10O4/c9-4-8(12)5-1-2-6(10)7(11)3-5/h1-3,8-12H,4H2 checkY
    Key: MTVWFVDWRVYDOR-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C8H10O4/c9-4-8(12)5-1-2-6(10)7(11)3-5/h1-3,8-12H,4H2
    Key: MTVWFVDWRVYDOR-UHFFFAOYAY
  • C1=CC(=C(C=C1C(CO)O)O)O
  • Oc1ccc(cc1O)C(O)CO
Properties
C8H10O4
Molar mass 170.164 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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3,4-Dihydroxyphenylethylene glycol (DOPEG), also known as 3,4-dihydroxyphenylglycol (DHPG), is a metabolite of norepinephrine through monoamine oxidase.[1]

References

  1. ^ Jimerson, D. C.; Markey, S. P.; Oliver, J. A.; Kopin, I. J. (1981). "Simultaneous measurement of plasma 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenylethlene glycol and 3,4-dihydroxyphenylethylene glycol by gas chromatography mass spectrometry". Biological Mass Spectrometry. 8 (6): 256–259. doi:10.1002/bms.1200080606. ISSN 1052-9306.