4-Hydroxybenzoic acid
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| IUPAC name
4-Hydroxybenzoic acid | |||
| Other names
p-Hydroxybenzoic acid para-Hydroxybenzoic acid PHBA 4-hydroxybenzoate | |||
| Identifiers | |||
99-96-7  | |||
| ChEBI | CHEBI:30763 | ||
| ChEMBL | ChEMBL441343 | ||
| ChemSpider | 132 | ||
| DrugBank | DB04242 | ||
| EC Number | 202-804-9 | ||
| Jmol interactive 3D | Image Image | ||
| KEGG | C00156 | ||
| PubChem | 135 | ||
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| Properties | |||
| C7H6O3 | |||
| Molar mass | 138.121 g/mol | ||
| Appearance | white crystalline | ||
| Odor | odorless | ||
| Density | 1.46 g/cm3 | ||
| Melting point | 214.5 °C (418.1 °F; 487.6 K) | ||
| Boiling point | n/a decomposes[1] | ||
| 0.5 g/100 mL | |||
| Solubility | soluble in alcohol, ether, acetone slightly soluble in chloroform negligible in CS2 | ||
| log P | 1.58 | ||
| Acidity (pKa) | 4.54 | ||
| Hazards | |||
| Main hazards | Irritant | ||
| Safety data sheet | HMDB | ||
| NFPA 704 | |||
| 250 °C (482 °F; 523 K) | |||
| Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |||
| LD50 (Median dose) |
2200 mg/kg (oral, mouse) | ||
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |||
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4-Hydroxybenzoic acid, also known as p-hydroxybenzoic acid (PHBA), is a monohydroxybenzoic acid, a phenolic derivative of benzoic acid. It is a white crystalline solid that is slightly soluble in water and chloroform but more soluble in polar organic solvents such as alcohols and acetone. 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid is primarily known as the basis for the preparation of its esters, known as parabens, which are used as preservatives in cosmetics and some ophthalmic solutions. It is isomeric with 2-hydroxybenzoic acid, known as salicylic acid, a precursor to aspirin.
Natural occurrences
It is found in plants of the genus Vitex such as V. agnus-castus or V. negundo, and in Hypericum perforatum (St John's wort). It is also found in Spongiochloris spongiosa, a freshwater green alga.
The compound is also found in Ganoderma lucidum, a medicinal mushroom with the longest record of use.
Cryptanaerobacter phenolicus is a bacterium species that produces benzoate from phenol via 4-hydroxybenzoate.[2]
Occurrences in food
4-Hydroxybenzoic acid can be found naturally in Cocos nucifera.[3] It is one of the main catechins metabolites found in humans after consumption of green tea infusions.[4] It is also found in wine,[5] in vanilla, in Macrotyloma uniflorum (horse gram) and in Phyllanthus acidus (Otaheite gooseberry).
Açaí oil, obtained from the fruit of the açaí palm (Euterpe oleracea), is rich in p-hydroxybenzoic acid (892 ± 52 mg/kg).[6] It is also found in cloudy olive oil.
It is also found in the edible mushroom Russula virescens (green-cracking russula).
Related compounds
p-Hydroxybenzoic acid glucoside can be found in mycorrhizal and non-mycorrhizal roots of Norway spruces (Picea abies).[7]
Violdelphin is an anthocyanin, a type of plant pigments, found in blue flowers and incorporating two p-hydroxy benzoic acid residues, one rutinoside and two glucosides associated with a delphinidin.
Agnuside is the ester of aucubin and p-hydroxybenzoic acid.[8]
Metabolism
Biosynthesis
Chorismate lyase is an enzyme that transforms chorismate into 4-hydroxybenzoate and pyruvate. This enzyme catalyses the first step in ubiquinone biosynthesis in Escherichia coli and other Gram-negative bacteria.
Benzoate 4-monooxygenase is an enzyme that utilizes benzoate, NADPH, H+ and O2 to produce 4-hydroxybenzoate, NADP+ and H2O. This enzyme can be found in Aspergillus niger.
As an intermediate
The enzyme 4-methoxybenzoate monooxygenase (O-demethylating) transforms 4-methoxybenzoate, an electron acceptor AH2 and O2 into 4-hydroxybenzoate, formaldehyde, the reduction product A and H2O. This enzyme participates in 2,4-dichlorobenzoate degradation in Pseudomonas putida.
The enzyme 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde dehydrogenase uses 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde, NAD+ and H2O to produce 4-hydroxybenzoate, NADH and H+. This enzyme participates in toluene and xylene degradation in bacteria such as Pseudomonas mendocina. It is also found in carrots (Daucus carota).
The enzyme that 2,4'-dihydroxyacetophenone dioxygenase transforms 2,4'-dihydroxyacetophenone and O2 into 4-hydroxybenzoate and formate. This enzyme participates in bisphenol A degradation. It can be found in Alcaligenes sp.
The enzyme 4-chlorobenzoate dehalogenase uses 4-chlorobenzoate and H2O to produce 4-hydroxybenzoate and chloride. It can be found in pseudomonas sp.
The enzyme 4-hydroxybenzoyl-CoA thioesterase utilizes 4-hydroxybenzoyl-CoA and H2O to produce 4-hydroxybenzoate and CoA. This enzyme participates in 2,4-dichlorobenzoate degradation. It can be found in Pseudomonas sp.
The enzyme 4-hydroxybenzoate nonaprenyltransferase uses nonaisoprenol diphosphate and 4-hydroxybenzoate to produce diphosphate and nonaprenyl-4-hydroxybenzoate. This enzyme participates in ubiquinone biosynthesis.
The enzyme 4-hydroxybenzoate geranyltransferase utilizes geranyl diphosphate and 4-hydroxybenzoate to produce 3-geranyl-4-hydroxybenzoate and diphosphate. Biosynthetically, alkannin is produced in plants from the intermediates 4-hydroxybenzoic acid and geranyl pyrophosphate. This enzyme is involved in shikonin biosynthesis. It can be found in Lithospermum erythrorhizon.
The enzyme 3-hydroxybenzoate—CoA ligase uses ATP, 3-hydroxybenzoate and CoA to produce AMP, diphosphate and 3-hydroxybenzoyl-CoA. The enzyme works equally well with 4-hydroxybenzoate. It can be found in Thauera aromatica.
Biodegradation
The enzyme 4-hydroxybenzoate 1-hydroxylase transforms 4-hydroxybenzoate, NAD(P)H, 2 H+ and O2 into hydroquinone, NAD(P)+, H2O and CO2. This enzyme participates in 2,4-dichlorobenzoate degradation. It can be found in Candida parapsilosis.
The enzyme 4-hydroxybenzoate 3-monooxygenase transforms 4-hydroxybenzoate, NADPH, H+ and O2 into protocatechuate, NADP+ and H2O. This enzyme participates in benzoate degradation via hydroxylation and 2,4-dichlorobenzoate degradation. It can be found in Pseudomonas putida and Pseudomonas fluorescens.
The enzyme 4-hydroxybenzoate 3-monooxygenase (NAD(P)H) utilizes 4-hydroxybenzoate, NADH, NADPH, H+ and O2 to produce 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate (protocatechuic acid), NAD+, NADP+ and H2O. This enzyme participates in benzoate degradation via hydroxylation and 2,4-dichlorobenzoate degradation. It can be found in Corynebacterium cyclohexanicum and in Pseudomonas sp.
The enzyme 4-hydroxybenzoate decarboxylase uses 4-hydroxybenzoate to produce phenol and CO2. This enzyme participates in benzoate degradation via coa ligation. It can be found in Klebsiella aerogenes (Aerobacter aerogenes).
The enzyme 4-hydroxybenzoate—CoA ligase transforms ATP, 4-hydroxybenzoate and CoA to produce AMP, diphosphate and 4-hydroxybenzoyl-CoA. This enzyme participates in benzoate degradation via coa ligation. It can be found in Rhodopseudomonas palustris.
Lecythophora hoffmannii is a plant pathogen that commonly inhabits fertile soil. It is known to metabolize aromatic compounds of low molecular weight, such as p-hydroxybenzoic acid.
Glycosylation
The enzyme 4-hydroxybenzoate 4-O-beta-D-glucosyltransferase transforms UDP-glucose and 4-hydroxybenzoate into UDP and 4-(beta-D-glucosyloxy)benzoate. It can be found in the pollen of Pinus densiflora.
Chemistry
The Hammett equation describes a linear free-energy relationship relating reaction rates and equilibrium constants for many reactions involving benzoic acid derivatives with meta- and para-substituents.
Chemical production
4-Hydroxybenzoic acid is produced commercially from potassium phenoxide and carbon dioxide in the Kolbe-Schmitt reaction.[9] It can also be produced in the laboratory by heating potassium salicylate with potassium carbonate to 240 °C, followed by treating with acid.[10]
Chemical reactions
4-Hydroxybenzoic acid has about one tenth the acidity of benzoic acid, having an acid dissociation constant Ka = 3.3 x 10−5 M at 19 °C. Its acid dissociation follows this equation:
- HOC6H4CO2H ⇌ HOC6H4CO2− + H+
Chemical use
Vectran is a manufactured fiber, spun from a liquid crystal polymer. Chemically it is an aromatic polyester produced by the polycondensation of 4-hydroxybenzoic acid and 6-hydroxynaphthalene-2-carboxylic acid.
4,4'-Dihydroxybenzophenone is generally prepared by the rearrangement of p-hydroxyphenylbenzoate. Alternatively, p-hydroxybenzoic acid can be converted to p-acetoxybenzoyl chloride. This acid chloride reacts with phenol to give, after deacetylation, 4,4'-dihydroxybenzophenone.
Bioactivity and safety
4-Hydroxybenzoic acid is a popular antioxidant in part because of its low toxicity. The LD50 is 2200 mg/kg in mice (oral).[11]
4-Hydroxybenzoic acid has estrogenic activity both in vitro and in vivo,[12] and stimulates the growth of human breast cancer cell lines.[13][14] It is a common metabolite of paraben esters, such as methylparaben.[12][13][14] The compound is a relatively weak estrogen, but can produce uterotrophy with sufficient doses to an equivalent extent relative to estradiol, which is unusual for a weakly estrogenic compound and indicates that it may be a full agonist of the estrogen receptor with relatively low binding affinity for the receptor.[15][16][13] It is about 500- to 100-fold less potent as an estrogen than estradiol.[15]
See also
References
- ↑ "4-Hydroxybenzoic acid" (PDF). International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS). Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ↑ Cryptanaerobacter phenolicus gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobe that transforms phenol into benzoate via 4-hydroxybenzoate. Pierre Juteau, Valérie Côté, Marie-France Duckett, Réjean Beaudet, François Lépine, Richard Villemur and Jean-Guy Bisaillon, IJSEM, January 2005, vol. 55, no. 1, pages 245-250, doi:10.1099/ijs.0.02914-0
- ↑ Profiling C6–C3 and C6–C1 phenolic metabolites in Cocos nucifera. Gargi Dey, Moumita Chakraborty and Adinpunya Mitra, Journal of Plant Physiology, Volume 162, Issue 4, 22 April 2005, Pages 375-381 doi:10.1016/j.jplph.2004.08.006
- ↑ Catechin metabolites after intake of green tea infusions. P. G. Pietta, P. Simonetti, C. Gardana, A. Brusamolino, P. Morazzoni and E. Bombardelli, BioFactors, 1998, Volume 8, Issue 1-2, pp. 111–118, doi:10.1002/biof.5520080119
- ↑ Comparison of Phenolic Acids and Flavan-3-ols During Wine Fermentation of Grapes with Different Harvest Times. Rong-Rong Tian, Qiu-Hong Pan, Ji-Cheng Zhan, Jing-Ming Li, Si-Bao Wan, Qing-Hua Zhang and Wei-Dong Huang, Molecules, 2009, 14, pages 827-838, doi:10.3390/molecules14020827
- ↑ Pacheco-Palencia LA, Mertens-Talcott S, Talcott ST (Jun 2008). "Chemical composition, antioxidant properties, and thermal stability of a phytochemical enriched oil from Acai (Euterpe oleracea Mart.)". J Agric Food Chem 56 (12): 4631–6. doi:10.1021/jf800161u. PMID 18522407.
- ↑ Phenolics of mycorrhizas and non-mycorrhizal roots of Norway spruce. Babette Münzenberger, Jürgen Heilemann, Dieter Strack, Ingrid Kottke and Franz Oberwinkler, Planta, Volume 182, Number 1, pages 142-148, doi:10.1007/BF00239996
- ↑ Eva Hoberg, Beat Meier and Otto Sticher (September–October 2000). "An analytical high performance liquid chromatographic method for the determination of agnuside and p-hydroxybenzoic acid contents in Agni-casti fructose". Phytochemical Analysis 11 (5): 327–329. doi:10.1002/1099-1565(200009/10)11:5<327::AID-PCA523>3.0.CO;2-0.
- ↑ Edwin Ritzer and Rudolf Sundermann "Hydroxycarboxylic Acids, Aromatic" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry 2002, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. doi: 10.1002/14356007.a13_519
- ↑ C. A. Buehler and W. E. Cate (1943). "p-Hydroxybenzoic acid". Org. Synth.; Coll. Vol. 2, p. 341
- ↑ Lewis, R.J. Sax (1996). Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials 1–3 (9th ed.). New York, NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold. p. 2897.
- 1 2 Sushil K. Khetan (23 May 2014). Endocrine Disruptors in the Environment. Wiley. pp. 109–. ISBN 978-1-118-89115-5.
- 1 2 3 Pugazhendhi D, Pope GS, Darbre PD (2005). "Oestrogenic activity of p-hydroxybenzoic acid (common metabolite of paraben esters) and methylparaben in human breast cancer cell lines". J Appl Toxicol 25 (4): 301–9. doi:10.1002/jat.1066. PMID 16021681.
- 1 2 Julie Gabriel (9 April 2013). Holistic Beauty from the Inside Out: Your Complete Guide to Natural Health, Nutrition, and Skincare. Seven Stories Press. pp. 31–. ISBN 978-1-60980-462-6.
- 1 2 Lemini C, Silva G, Timossi C, Luque D, Valverde A, González-Martínez M, Hernández A, Rubio-Póo C, Chávez Lara B, Valenzuela F (1997). "Estrogenic effects of p-hydroxybenzoic acid in CD1 mice". Environ. Res. 75 (2): 130–4. doi:10.1006/enrs.1997.3782. PMID 9417843.
- ↑ OECD (1 November 2004). OECD Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals / OECD Series on Testing and Assessment Detailed Background Review of the Uterotrophic Bioassay. OECD Publishing. pp. 183–. ISBN 978-92-64-07885-7.
External links
4-Hydroxybenzoic acid at Phenol-Explorer.eu
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