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quinone methide

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Description

quinone methide: intermediate in eumelanin biosynthesis; structure given in first source [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

quinomethane : A methylidenecyclohexadienone, formally derived from a benzoquinone by replacement of one of the quinone oxygens by a methylidene group. [Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID136328
CHEBI ID52406
SCHEMBL ID936459
MeSH IDM0186291

Synonyms (23)

Synonym
2,4-cyclohexadien-1-one, 6-methylene-
v9ful88gtn ,
unii-v9ful88gtn
2,4-cyclohexadien-1-one,6-methylene-
4-methylene-2,5-cyclohexadiene-1-one
2,5-cyclohexadiene-1-one, 4-methylene-
quinone methide
p-quinomethane
4-methylidenecyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-one
p-quinone methide
CHEBI:52406
502-87-4
quinomethane
SCHEMBL936459
4-methylene-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-one
Q27123419
DTXSID30950569
p-quinonemethide
quinomethan
p-benzoquinonemethide
4-methylidene-2,5-cyclohexadienone
2,5-cyclohexadien-1-one, 4-methylene-
p-quinooxomethane

Research Excerpts

Toxicity

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
" At equimolar concentrations 4-isopropylphenol was the most toxic while 4-methylphenol was the least toxic."( Quinone methide formation from para isomers of methylphenol (cresol), ethylphenol, and isopropylphenol: relationship to toxicity.
London, R; Perera, K; Thompson, DC,
)
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" The toxicity of BHTOOH was potentiated by glutathione depletion and inhibited by thiol compounds, indicating that BHTOOH is activated to a thiol-reactive, toxic intermediate."( Role of quinone methide in the in vitro toxicity of the skin tumor promoter butylated hydroxytoluene hydroperoxide.
Guyton, KZ; Kensler, TW; Thompson, JA,
)
0.13
" These results suggest that the metabolic activation of BHT analogs to their quinone methide intermediates is energetically dependent on the oxidation of the aromatic pi-electron system, and that the toxic potency of BHT analogs is controlled by protonation of the oxygen atom of the quinone methides."( Electronic and structural requirements for metabolic activation of butylated hydroxytoluene analogs to their quinone methides, intermediates responsible for lung toxicity in mice.
Kato, S; Mizutani, T; Tajima, K; Yamamoto, K, 1997
)
0.3
" Compounds with hydroxy groups oriented ortho or para to one another are more toxic than predicted by this equation, and the toxicity trends within this group of compounds are rationalized in terms of the electrophilic chemistry of their oxidation products."( Chemistry-toxicity relationships for the effects of di- and trihydroxybenzenes to Tetrahymena pyriformis.
Aptula, AO; Cronin, MT; Roberts, DW; Schultz, TW, 2005
)
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Dosage Studied

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" Following acid hydrolysis in 6 M HCl for 24 h at 110 degrees C from plasma proteins collected from nine rats dosed with [14C]BMS-204352, one major radioactive product was isolated and identified as a lysine-adduct of des-fluoro des-O-methyl BMS-204352 by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry and NMR analyses as well as by comparison with the synthetic analog, lysine-adduct of des-fluoro BMS-204352 (BMS-349821)."( Protein covalent binding of maxipost through a cytochrome P450-mediated ortho-quinone methide intermediate in rats.
Dai, R; Gedamke, R; Klunk, L; Mitroka, J; Ogan, M; Rinehart, JK; Roongta, V; Zhang, D; Zhu, M, 2003
)
0.32
" Nevertheless, we conclude that the formation of this reactive species might not be a safety concern for oxymetazoline nasal products because of the typical low-dose and brief dosage regimen limited to nasal delivery."( In vitro metabolism of oxymetazoline: evidence for bioactivation to a reactive metabolite.
Daniels, JS; Gan, LS; LeDuc, BW; Mahajan, MK; Uttamsingh, V; Williams, DA, 2011
)
0.37
" Male Cbl-b(-/-) mice dosed with NVP had an increase in ALT of >200 U/L, which also resolved despite continued treatment."( Bioactivation of nevirapine to a reactive quinone methide: implications for liver injury.
Hayes, MA; Li, Y; Novalen, M; Sharma, AM; Uetrecht, J, 2012
)
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" Finally, the analysis of hepatic glutathione conjugates and urinary N-acetylcysteine conjugates from mice dosed with capsaicin confirmed the formation of glutathione conjugates of O-demethylated quinone methide and 5-OH-capsaicin in vivo."( Reactive intermediates produced from the metabolism of the vanilloid ring of capsaicinoids by p450 enzymes.
Bugni, TS; Ethirajan, M; Henion, F; Pramanik, KC; Reilly, CA; Srivastava, SK; Stockmann, C; Yost, GS, 2013
)
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[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Drug Classes (1)

ClassDescription
quinomethaneA methylidenecyclohexadienone, formally derived from a benzoquinone by replacement of one of the quinone oxygens by a methylidene group.
[compound class information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Research

Studies (366)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's26 (7.10)18.2507
2000's99 (27.05)29.6817
2010's157 (42.90)24.3611
2020's84 (22.95)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials0 (0.00%)5.53%
Reviews21 (5.61%)6.00%
Case Studies0 (0.00%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other353 (94.39%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]