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pyrocatechol

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pyrocatechol

Summary

pyrocatechol is a type of chemical entity[1]. pyrocatechol has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • pyrocatechol's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • pyrocatechol's physically interacts with is recorded as taste receptor type 2[4].
  • pyrocatechol's canonical SMILES is recorded as C1=CC=C(C(=C1)O)O[5].
  • pyrocatechol's chemical formula is recorded as C₆H₆O₂[6].
  • pyrocatechol is a type of vicinal diol[7].
  • pyrocatechol is a type of catechol[8].
  • pyrocatechol is part of tryptophan catabolic process to catechol[9].
  • pyrocatechol is part of catechol-containing siderophore biosynthetic process[10].
  • pyrocatechol is part of toluene oxidation to catechol[11].
  • pyrocatechol is part of (R)-mandelate catabolic process to catechol[12].
  • pyrocatechol is part of catechol oxidase activity[13].
  • pyrocatechol is part of catechol 1,2-dioxygenase activity[14].
  • pyrocatechol is part of catechol 2,3-dioxygenase activity[15].
  • pyrocatechol is part of 2-chlorobenzoate 1,2-dioxygenase activity[16].
  • pyrocatechol is part of salicylate 1-monooxygenase activity[17].
  • pyrocatechol is part of phenol 2-monooxygenase activity[18].
  • pyrocatechol is part of trans-1,2-dihydrobenzene-1,2-diol dehydrogenase activity[19].
  • pyrocatechol is part of 1,6-dihydroxycyclohexa-2,4-diene-1-carboxylate dehydrogenase activity[20].
  • pyrocatechol is part of 2-nitrophenol 2-monooxygenase activity[21].
  • pyrocatechol is part of catechol oxidase (dimerizing) activity[22].
  • pyrocatechol is part of o-pyrocatechuate decarboxylase activity[23].
  • pyrocatechol is part of protocatechuate decarboxylase activity[24].
  • pyrocatechol is part of cis-1,2-dihydrobenzene-1,2-diol dehydrogenase activity[25].
  • pyrocatechol's Commons category is recorded as Pyrocatechol[26].
  • pyrocatechol comprises carbon[27].

Why It Matters

pyrocatechol has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] pyrocatechol is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Comprehensive Analysis of Mouse Bitter Taste Receptors Reveals Different Molecular Receptive Ranges for Orthologous Receptors in Mice and Humans. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Boiling point → {'unit': 'Q42289', 'amount': '+474'}
    Subclass of → vicinal diol, catechol
    Lower flammable limit → {'unit': 'Q2080811', 'amount': '+1.4'}
    Found in taxon → Rorippa indica, Achillea millefolium, Gymnadenia conopsea +33
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007284853905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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