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2-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)ethanol

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

4-Hydroxyphenethyl alcohol, Tyrosol, p-HPEA

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
HOC6H4CH2CH2OH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
138.16
Beilstein:
1859884
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

Assay

>99.5% (GC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

mp

89-92 °C (lit.)
90-93 °C

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
environmental
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

OCCc1ccc(O)cc1

InChI

1S/C8H10O2/c9-6-5-7-1-3-8(10)4-2-7/h1-4,9-10H,5-6H2

InChI key

YCCILVSKPBXVIP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

2-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)ethanol is a phenolic compound present in olives, which can exhibit a wide range of health benefits and pharmacological properties like anti-inflammatory, antiviral, anti-tumor and cardioprotection activity.

Application

2-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)ethanol may be used as an analytical standard for the determination of the analyte in culture supernatant of Candida albicans, liquid Czapek cultures from endophytic fungi, human biological samples, and wine samples by various chromatography techniques.
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Biochem/physiol Actions

Antioxidant found in olive oil.

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Pictograms

Exclamation mark

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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2, 4-(Hydroxyphenyl)-ethanol, an antioxidative agent produced by Candida spp., impairs neutrophilic yeast killing in vitro
Cremer J, et al.
FEMS Microbiology Letters, 170(2), 319-325 (1999)
Antioxidant properties of tyrosol and hydroxytyrosol saturated fatty acid esters
Sun Y, et al.
Food Chemistry (2017)
M I Covas et al.
Drugs under experimental and clinical research, 29(5-6), 203-206 (2004-05-12)
Tyrosol is a phenolic compound present in two of the traditional components of the Mediterranean diet: wine and virgin olive oil. The presence of tyrosol has been described in red and white wines. Tyrosol is also present in vermouth and
Mark W Sumarah et al.
Journal of natural products, 71(8), 1393-1398 (2008-07-19)
A collection of 250 foliar endophytes of Picea glauca (white spruce) yielded several isolates that produced metabolites toxic to Choristoneura fumiferana (spruce budworm). Three of these strains were selected for further study based on their ability to be cultured and
Yasuharu Satoh et al.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 60(4), 979-984 (2012-01-10)
Metabolic engineering was applied to the development of Escherichia coli capable of synthesizing tyrosol (2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethanol), an attractive phenolic compound with great industrial value, from glucose, a renewable carbon source. In this strain, tyrosine, which was supplied not only from the

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