Compound Description

ID:   C0168 Common name:   Kojic Acid
IUPAC:  5-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)pyran-4-one CAS:  CAS:501-30-4
Chembl ID:   CHEMBL287556 Pubchem ID:   CID:3840
Formula:  C6H6O4 TCM-ID:  TCMC1439
Smiles:  OCc1occ(c(=O)c1)O
Alias:

5-Hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4H-pyran-4-one;

2-(Hydroxymethyl)-5-hydroxy-4H-pyran-4-one;

5-Hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4H-pyranone;

5-Hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-1,4-pyrone;

5-Hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-4-pyrone;

5-Hydroxy-2-hydroxymethylpyran-4-one;

Kojic acid;

NSC 1942
Structure:

Related Targets  (Total: 1)

Target idProtein NameGene SymbolUniprot IDTarget LevelNo.of Literature Evidence
T13KGH TyrosinaseTYR P14679
A 1 Reference(s)

*In this table, target level represents the quality confidence indicators of targets.
Level 'A' represents "Directly inhibit/activate".
Level 'B' represents "Indirectly inhibit/ activate", "Enzyme substate" and "Enzyme product".
Level 'C' represents "Up/Down regulation" and "Others".

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