Homogentisic acid

Homogentisic acid
Names
	IUPAC name (2,5-Dihydroxyphenyl)acetic acid
	Other names Melanic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	451-13-8 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:44747 ;
ChemSpider	759 ;
DrugBank	DB08327 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.006.540
KEGG	C00544 ;
MeSH	Homogentisic+acid
PubChem CID	780;
UNII	NP8UE6VF08 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID1060005 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C8H8O4/c9-6-1-2-7(10)5(3-6)4-8(11)12/h1-3,9-10H,4H2,(H,11,12) Key: IGMNYECMUMZDDF-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C8H8O4/c9-6-1-2-7(10)5(3-6)4-8(11)12/h1-3,9-10H,4H2,(H,11,12) Key: IGMNYECMUMZDDF-UHFFFAOYAK;
	SMILES O=C(O)Cc1cc(O)ccc1O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C8H8O4
Molar mass	168.148 g·mol−1
Melting point	150 to 152 °C (302 to 306 °F; 423 to 425 K)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Homogentisic acid (2,5-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid) is a phenolic acid usually found in Arbutus unedo (strawberry-tree) honey.^[1] It is also present in the bacterial plant pathogen Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli^[2] as well as in the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica^[3] where it is associated with the production of brown pigments. It is oxidatively dimerised to form hipposudoric acid, one of the main constituents of the 'blood sweat' of hippopotamuses.

It is less commonly known as melanic acid, the name chosen by William Prout.

Human pathology

Accumulation of excess homogentisic acid and its oxide, named alkapton, is a result of the failure of the enzyme homogentisic acid 1,2-dioxygenase (typically due to a mutation) in the degradative pathway of tyrosine, consequently associated with alkaptonuria.^[4]

Intermediate

It is an intermediate in the catabolism of aromatic amino acids such as phenylalanine and tyrosine.

References

^ Paolo Cabras; Alberto Angioni; Carlo Tuberoso; Ignazio Floris; Fabiano Reniero; Claude Guillou; Stefano Ghelli (1999). "Homogentisic Acid: A Phenolic Acid as a Marker of Strawberry-Tree (Arbutus unedo) Honey". J. Agric. Food Chem. 47 (10): 4064–4067. doi:10.1021/jf990141o. PMID 10552766.
^ Goodwin PH, Sopher CR (1994). "Brown pigmentation of Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli associated with homogentisic acid". Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 40 (1): 28–34. doi:10.1139/m94-005.
^ Alexandra Carreira; Luísa M. Ferreira; Virgílio Loureiro (2001). "Brown Pigments Produced by Yarrowia lipolytica Result from Extracellular Accumulation of Homogentisic Acid". Appl Environ Microbiol. 67 (8): 3463–3468. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.319.523. doi:10.1128/AEM.67.8.3463-3468.2001. PMC 93044. PMID 11472920.
^ Phornphutkul C, Introne WJ, Perry MB, et al. (2002). "Natural history of alkaptonuria". New England Journal of Medicine. 347 (26): 2111–21. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa021736. PMID 12501223.

[1] Paolo Cabras; Alberto Angioni; Carlo Tuberoso; Ignazio Floris; Fabiano Reniero; Claude Guillou; Stefano Ghelli (1999). "Homogentisic Acid: A Phenolic Acid as a Marker of Strawberry-Tree (Arbutus unedo) Honey". J. Agric. Food Chem. 47 (10): 4064–4067. doi:10.1021/jf990141o. PMID 10552766.

[2] Goodwin PH, Sopher CR (1994). "Brown pigmentation of Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli associated with homogentisic acid". Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 40 (1): 28–34. doi:10.1139/m94-005.

[3] Alexandra Carreira; Luísa M. Ferreira; Virgílio Loureiro (2001). "Brown Pigments Produced by Yarrowia lipolytica Result from Extracellular Accumulation of Homogentisic Acid". Appl Environ Microbiol. 67 (8): 3463–3468. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.319.523. doi:10.1128/AEM.67.8.3463-3468.2001. PMC 93044. PMID 11472920.

[Phornphutkul-4] Phornphutkul C, Introne WJ, Perry MB, et al. (2002). "Natural history of alkaptonuria". New England Journal of Medicine. 347 (26): 2111–21. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa021736. PMID 12501223.

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