Chemical Properties
yellow crystalline powder
Uses
4-Hydroxy-3-nitrophenylacetic acid was used in the synthesis of 4-hydroxy-3-nitrophenylacetyl caproic acid.
Uses
A metabolite of Nitrotyrosine (N597000), which is excreted in the urine.
Definition
ChEBI: (4-hydroxy-3-nitrophenyl)acetic acid is a monocarboxylic acid that is acetic acid carrying a 2-hydroxy-3-nitrophenyl substituent at C-2. It has a role as a hapten. It is a conjugate acid of a (4-hydroxy-3-nitrophenyl)acetate.
Synthesis Reference(s)
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 30, p. 1166, 1987
DOI: 10.1021/jm00390a009
General Description
4-Hydroxy-3-nitrophenylacetic acid enhances the ice-nucleation activity of
Xanthomonas campestris.