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Metabolite IDPAMDB001747
Identification
Name: p-Cresol
Description:p-Cresol, also known as 4-methylphenol or 4-hydroxytoluene, is a positional isomer of cresol. The other two isomers are m-cresol and o-cresol. (Wikipedia) p-Cresol is one of the metabolites of the amino acid tyrosine, and to a certain extent also of phenylalanine, which are converted to 4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid by intestinal bacteria, before being decarboxylated to p-cresol (putrefaction). The main contributing bacteria are aerobes (mainly enterobacteria), but to a certain extent also anaerobes play a role (mainly Clostridium perfringens). p-Cresol has been reported to affect several biochemical, biological and physiological functions: for example, it alters cell membrane permeability in bacteria. (HMDB, PMID 10570076) In Pseudomonas aeruginosa, p-Cresol can be produced as a by-product of thiazole biosynthesis. (EcoCyc)
Structure
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Synonyms:
  • 1-Hydroxy-4-methylbenzene
  • 1-Methyl-4-hydroxybenzene
  • 4-(Pentafluorosulfanyl)phenol
  • 4-(Pentafluorosulphanyl)phenol
  • 4-Cresol
  • 4-Hydroxytoluene
  • 4-methyl phenol
  • 4-Methyl-Phenol
  • 4-Methylphenol
  • 4-Methylphenol ( p-cresol)
  • p-cresol
  • Cresol, para
  • P-Cresol
  • P-Cresol (4-methylphenol)
  • P-Cresol 98+ %
  • P-Cresol for synthesis
  • P-Cresol Hydrate 90 %
  • P-Cresol Hydric acid 90 %
  • P-Cresylate
  • P-Cresylic acid
  • P-Hydroxytoluene
  • P-Kresol
  • P-Methyl phenol
  • P-Methylhydroxybenzene
  • P-Methylphenol
  • P-Oxytoluene
  • P-Toluol
  • P-Tolyl alcohol
  • Paracresol
  • Paramethyl phenol
  • Phenol, 4-methyI
Chemical Formula: C7H8O
Average Molecular Weight: 108.1378
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight: 108.057514878
InChI Key: IWDCLRJOBJJRNH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI:InChI=1S/C7H8O/c1-6-2-4-7(8)5-3-6/h2-5,8H,1H3
CAS number: 106-44-5
IUPAC Name:4-methylphenol
Traditional IUPAC Name: P-cresol
SMILES:CC1=CC=C(O)C=C1
Chemical Taxonomy
Taxonomy DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as para cresols. These are compounds containing a para cresol moiety, which consists of a benzene ring bearing one hydroxyl group at ring positions 1 and 4.
Kingdom Organic compounds
Super ClassBenzenoids
Class Benzene and substituted derivatives
Sub ClassPhenols and derivatives
Direct Parent Para cresols
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • P-cresol
  • Toluene
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Aromatic homomonocyclic compound
Molecular Framework Aromatic homomonocyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Physical Properties
State: Solid
Charge:0
Melting point: 35.5 °C
Experimental Properties:
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility:21.5 mg/mL at 25 deg CPhysProp
LogP:1.94; 1.94 [HANSCH,C ET AL. (1995)]PhysProp
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility23.1 mg/mLALOGPS
logP1.95ALOGPS
logP2.18ChemAxon
logS-0.67ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)10.36ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-5.4ChemAxon
Physiological Charge0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count1ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area20.23 Å2ChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count0ChemAxon
Refractivity33.08 m3·mol-1ChemAxon
Polarizability11.93 Å3ChemAxon
Number of Rings1ChemAxon
Bioavailability1ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations: Cytoplasm
Reactions:
Pathways:
Spectra
Spectra: Not Available
References
References:
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  • Keseler, I. M., Collado-Vides, J., Santos-Zavaleta, A., Peralta-Gil, M., Gama-Castro, S., Muniz-Rascado, L., Bonavides-Martinez, C., Paley, S., Krummenacker, M., Altman, T., Kaipa, P., Spaulding, A., Pacheco, J., Latendresse, M., Fulcher, C., Sarker, M., Shearer, A. G., Mackie, A., Paulsen, I., Gunsalus, R. P., Karp, P. D. (2011). "EcoCyc: a comprehensive database of Escherichia coli biology." Nucleic Acids Res 39:D583-D590. Pubmed: 21097882
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Synthesis Reference: Not Available
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Download (PDF)
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CHEBI ID17847
HMDB IDHMDB01858
Pubchem Compound ID2879
Kegg IDC01468
ChemSpider ID13839082
WikipediaP-Cresol
BioCyc IDCPD-108
EcoCyc IDCPD-108
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