Protocatechuic acid (Standard)

Protocatechuic acid (Standard) is the analytical standard of Protocatechuic acid. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Protocatechuic acid is a phenolic compound which exhibits neuroprotective effect.

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[99-50-3]

Product Name Alternative

3,4-Dihydroxybenzoic acid (Standard)

UNSPSC

12352005

Hazard Statement

H315, H319, H335

Target

Endogenous Metabolite; Reference Standards

Type

Reference Standards

Related Pathways

Metabolic Enzyme/Protease; Others

Applications

Neuroscience-Neuromodulation

Field of Research

Neurological Disease

Assay Protocol

https://www.medchemexpress.com/protocatechuic-acid-standard.html

Purity

99.99

Smiles

O=C(O)C1=CC=C(O)C(O)=C1

Molecular Formula

C7H6O4

Molecular Weight

154.12

Precautions

H315, H319, H335

References & Citations

[1]Thakare VN, et al. Attenuation of acute restraint stress-induced depressive like behavior and hippocampal alterations with protocatechuic acid treatment in mice. Metab Brain Dis. 2016 Oct 26|[2]Adefegha SA, et al. Alterations of Na+/K+-ATPase, cholinergic and antioxidant enzymes activity by protocatechuic acid in cadmium-induced neurotoxicity and oxidative stress in Wistar rats. Biomed Pharmacother. 2016 Oct;83:559-568|[3]Hornedo-Ortega R, et al. Protocatechuic Acid: Inhibition of Fibril Formation, Destabilization of Preformed Fibrils of Amyloid-β and α-Synuclein, and Neuroprotection. J Agric Food Chem. 2016 Oct 10.