3,4-Dimethoxyphenol

• UNSPSC Description:

  3,4-Dimethoxyphenol is a plant-derived phenylpropanoid compound and can use as a whitening agent in cosmetics. 3,4-Dimethoxyphenol has tyrosinase-inhibiting activity[1]. 3,4-Dimethoxyphenol has potent antioxidant effect isolated from the bacterial fermentation broth[2].

• Target Antigen:

  Tyrosinase

• Type:

  Natural Products

• Related Pathways:

  Metabolic Enzyme/Protease

• Applications:

  Metabolism-sugar/lipid metabolism

• Field of Research:

  Endocrinology; Metabolic Disease

• Assay Protocol:

  https://www.medchemexpress.com/3-4-dimethoxyphenol.html

• Purity:

  99.97

• Solubility:

  DMSO : 100 mg/mL (ultrasonic)

• Smiles:

  OC1=CC=C(OC)C(OC)=C1

• Molecular Weight:

  154.16

• References & Citations:

  [1]Tanimoto S, et al. Synthesis and cosmetic whitening effect of glycosides derived from several phenylpropanoids. Yakugaku Zasshi. 2006 Mar;126(3):173-7.|[2]Tomohiro Takaoa, et al. A Simple Screening Method for Antioxidants and Isolation of Several Antioxidants Produced by Marine Bacteria from Fish and Shellfish. Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry. 1994, 58(10), 1780-1783.

• Shipping Conditions:

  Room Temperature

• Storage Conditions:

  4°C (Powder, protect from light)

• Clinical Information:

  No Development Reported

• CAS Number:

  2033-89-8