3,4-dihydroxystyrene

3,4-Dihydroxystyrene
Clinical data


ATC code	none
Legal status
Legal status	In general: uncontrolled
Identifiers
IUPAC name 4-Ethenylbenzene-1,2-diol
CAS Number	6053-02-7^N
PubChem CID	151398
ChemSpider	133430^Y
UNII	28C0I29E70
KEGG	C06224^Y
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C₈H₈O₂
Molar mass	136.15 g/mol
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
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.