3,4-Dihydroxystyrene

3,4-Dihydroxystyrene

Systematic (IUPAC) name
4-vinylbenzene-1,2-diol
Clinical data
Legal status	Uncontrolled
Identifiers
CAS Number	6053-02-7 N
ATC code	none
PubChem	CID: 151398
ChemSpider	133430 Y
KEGG	C06224 Y
Chemical data
Formula	C8H8O2
Molecular mass	136.15 g/mol
SMILES Oc1ccc(\C=C)cc1O
InChI InChI=1S/C8H8O2/c1-2-6-3-4-7(9)8(10)5-6/h2-5,9-10H,1H2 Y Key:FBTSUTGMWBDAAC-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
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3,4-Dihydroxystyrene (DHS) is a centrally-acting inhibitor of the enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PH). It is likely that DHS and other PH inhibitors will never have clinical applications on account of their capacity for inducing hyperphenylalaninemia and phenylketonuria.

See also

• Phenylalanine hydroxylase