Bioactivity | p-Hydroxymandelic acid is a valuable aromatic fine chemical and widely used for production of pharmaceuticals and food additives. | ||||||||||||
Invitro | p-Hydroxymandelic acid (4-Hydroxymandelic acid; 4-HMA) is widely used in production of aromatic drugs and flavors. It is employed for the preparation of 4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid, which is the synthetic precursor of selective β1-receptor antagonist drug atenolol. p-Hydroxymandelic acid can conjugate cytotoxic drug and enzyme substrate, and such a p-Hydroxymandelic acid based adaptor system showed promising application in the targeting drug delivery system[1]. | ||||||||||||
Name | p-Hydroxymandelic acid | ||||||||||||
CAS | 1198-84-1 | ||||||||||||
Formula | C8H8O4 | ||||||||||||
Molar Mass | 168.15 | ||||||||||||
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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