AntibioticMech

2,5-dihydroxy-3-methanesulfinylbenzyl alcohol

CHEBI:65779 ·resolve ·ANTIBACTERIAL ·EXACT SEEDED

A benzyl alcohol with hydroxy substituents at positions 2 and 5 and a methanesulfinyl group at position 3. It is a fungal secondary metabolite from Ampelomyces sp. SC0307 and has antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Proteus vulgaris. — ChEBI

Classification

Strictly broader compounds or drug classes this molecule belongs to.

• CHEBI:22063 CHEBI:22063
• CHEBI:22743 CHEBI:22743
• CHEBI:24646 CHEBI:24646

Chemical structure

Computed structure properties

Molecular formula	C8H10O4S
Charge	0
Average mass	202.231 Da
Monoisotopic mass	202.02998 Da
Source	ChEBI
InChIKey	NADRVFUNXRGAII-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CS(=O)c1cc(O)cc(CO)c1O

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H10O4S/c1-13(12)7-3-6(10)2-5(4-9)8(7)11/h2-3,9-11H,4H2,1H3

Also called

• 2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-(methylsulfinyl)benzene-1,4-diol (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi

Cross-references

Equivalent identifiers for this same structure in other resources.

• reaxys:18590032

Activity roles

Every antimicrobial role a source asserts for this compound — the unreduced evidence behind its antimicrobial_class.

• CHEBI:33282 CHEBI:33282

Source concepts

Every upstream concept that resolved to this record. The merge is the product: this is what shows ChEBI and CARD are describing the same structure.

Upstream concepts merged into this record

Source	Native ID	Label	Minted CURIE	Version
CHEBI	CHEBI:65779	2,5-dihydroxy-3-methanesulfinylbenzyl alcohol	antibioticmech:chebi-a105a20e17	2026-08-30

Curation history

1. SEEDED_FROM_SOURCES 2026-08-30 · seed_from_sources

   Seeded from data/raw/ inventories (CHEBI)

2. RESEEDED_FROM_SOURCES 2026-08-30 · seed_from_sources

   Re-seeded from updated data/raw/ inventories

3. RESEEDED_FROM_SOURCES 2026-08-30 · seed_from_sources

   Re-seeded from updated data/raw/ inventories

Provenance

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