hydroquinone
Compound Overview
| Name | hydroquinone |
|---|---|
| IUPAC Name | benzene-1,4-diol |
| Formula | C6H6O2 |
| SMILES | C1=CC(=CC=C1O)O |
| Carbon Number | 6 |
| Molecular Weight | 110.11 |
| Polymer Type | monomer |
| Synonyms |
quinol 1,4-benzenediol 1,4-Dihydroxybenzene 4-Hydroxyphenol p-Benzenediol p-Hydroquinone p-hydroxyphenol |
Chemical Structure
Structure from PubChem
External Databases
Empirical Data
Organisms that can utilize this substrate (18) Empirical
| Organism ▲ ▼ | Strain ▲ ▼ | Reference ▲ ▼ | Comment ▲ ▼ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sporobolomyces roseus | AG13 | Bergauer et al (2005) | - |
| Microbotryomycetidae sp. | AG15 | Bergauer et al (2005) | - |
| Phanerochaete chrysosporium | ATCC 34541 | Nakamura et al (2011) | - |
| Exophiala jeanselmei | CBS 658.76 | Middelhoven (1993) | - |
| Trichosporon cutaneum | CBS2466 | Middelhoven (1993) | - |
| Candida albicans | CBS562 | Gérecová et al (2015) | - |
| Candida parapsilosis | CBS604 | Middelhoven (1993), Gérecová et al (2015) | - |
| Candida dubliniensis | CBS7987 | Gérecová et al (2015) | - |
| Candida tropicalis | CBS94 | Gérecová et al (2015) | - |
| Candida tropicalis | HP15 | Krug et al (1985) | - |
| Candida orthopsilosis | MCO457 | Gérecová et al (2015) | - |
| Desulfobacterium catecholicum | NZva20 | Szewzyk et al (1987) | (anaerobically) |
| Rhodosporidium lusitaniae | PB14 | Bergauer et al (2005) | - |
| Cryptococcus terreus | PB4 | Bergauer et al (2005) | - |
| Rhodotorula ingeniosa | PB5 | Bergauer et al (2005) | - |
| Rhodotorula creatinivora | PB7 | Bergauer et al (2005) | - |
| Mastigobasidium intermedium | PB8 | Bergauer et al (2005) | - |
| Flavimonas oryzihabitans | Song isolate 4 | Song (2009) | - |
Pathways Empirical
No pathways are currently linked to this substrate.
Predicted Relationships
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Organisms predicted to process hydroquinone through a pathway Predicted
For each pathway where hydroquinone enters as a reactant, organisms recorded as being able to utilise it but not yet confirmed for that pathway are listed as predicted. Not experimentally verified. What does this mean?
No organisms predicted for this compound based on current pathway and substrate data.
Reactions involving hydroquinone
No reactions are currently linked to this substrate.
Transporters
No transporters are currently linked to this substrate.