Any primary alcohol in which the alcoholic hydroxy group is attached to a carbon which is itself bonded to an aromatic ring.
| Member | Definition | Role |
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| 1-hydroxymethylmidazolam | An imidazobenzodiazepine that is midazolam in which one of the hydrogens of the methyl group is substituted by a hydroxy group. It is the major metabolite of the anesthetic, midazolam. | 1-hydroxymidazolam |
| 12-hydroxynevirapine | A dipyridodiazepine that is nevirapine in which one of the hydrogens of the methyl group has been substituted by a hydroxy group. It is a metabolite of the anti-HIV drug, nevirapine. | 12-hydroxynevirapine |
| 2,5-dihydroxybenzyl alcohol | An aromatic primary alcohol that is benzyl alcohol substituted by hydroxy groups at positions 2 and 5. | gentisyl alcohol |
| 3-(5'-hydroxymethyl-2'-furyl)-1-benzylindazole | A member of the class of indazoles that is 1H-indazole which is substituted by a benzyl group at position 1 and a 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furyl group at position 3. It is an activator of soluble guanylate cyclase and inhibits platelet aggregation. | [5-[1-(phenylmethyl)-3-indazolyl]-2-furanyl]methanol; lificiguat |
| 4-aminopyridine-3-methanol | An aminopyridine that is 4-aminopyridine which is substituted by a hydroxymethyl group at position 3. It is a potassium channel blocker which restores axonal conduction after spinal cord injury. | 4-aminopyridine-3-methanol |
| 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furoic acid | A member of the class of furoic acids that is 2-furoic acid substituted at position 5 by a hydroxymethyl group. | 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furoic acid |
| 5-hydroxymethylcytosine | A nucleobase analogue that is cytosine in which the hydrogen at position 5 is replaced by a hydroxymethyl group. | 5-(hydroxymethyl)cytosine |
| aloe emodin | A dihydroxyanthraquinone that is chrysazin carrying a hydroxymethyl group at position 3. It has been isolated from plant species of the genus Aloe. | Aloe emodin |
| gsk 1016790a | A tertiary carboxamide that is piperazine in which one of the amino groups has undergone condensation with the carboxy group of N-[(2,4-dichlorophenyl)sulfonyl]-L-serine, while the other has undergone condensation with the carboxy group of N-(1-benzothiophen-2-ylcarbonyl)-L-leucine. It is a cell-permeable, potent and selective agonist of the TRPV4 (transient receptor potential vanilloid 4) channel. | GSK1016790A |
| nicotinyl alcohol | A member of the class of pyridines that is pyridine which is substituted by a hydroxymethyl group at position 3 . | 3-pyridinemethanol |
| oxamniquine | A member of the class of quinolines that is 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline which is substituted at positions 2, 6, and 7 by (isopropylamino)methyl, hydroxymethyl, and nitro groups, respectively. | {2-[(isopropylamino)methyl]-7-nitro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolin-6-yl}methanol |
| salicin | An aryl beta-D-glucoside that is salicyl alcohol in which the phenolic hydrogen has been replaced by a beta-D-glucosyl residue. | salicin |
| salicyl alcohol | A hydroxybenzyl alcohol that is phenol substituted by a hydroxymethyl group at C-2. | salicyl alcohol |
| toxopyrimidine | An aminopyrimidine that is pyrimidine in which the hydrogens at positions 2, 4, and 5 are replaced by methyl, amino, and hydroxymethyl substituents, respectively. | 4-amino-5-hydroxymethyl-2-methylpyrimidine |