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2D Structure
Also known as: 123-30-8, P-aminophenol, 4-hydroxyaniline, P-hydroxyaniline, Phenol, 4-amino-, Paranol
Molecular Formula
C6H7NO
Molecular Weight
109.13  g/mol
InChI Key
PLIKAWJENQZMHA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
FDA UNII
R7P8FRP05V

aminophenol is a natural product found in Camellia oleifera with data available.
1 2D Structure

2D Structure

2 Identification
2.1 Computed Descriptors
2.1.1 IUPAC Name
4-aminophenol
2.1.2 InChI
InChI=1S/C6H7NO/c7-5-1-3-6(8)4-2-5/h1-4,8H,7H2
2.1.3 InChI Key
PLIKAWJENQZMHA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
2.1.4 Canonical SMILES
C1=CC(=CC=C1N)O
2.2 Other Identifiers
2.2.1 UNII
R7P8FRP05V
2.3 Synonyms
2.3.1 MeSH Synonyms

1. 4-aminophenol Conjugate Monoacid

2. 4-aminophenol Hydrochloride

3. 4-aminophenol Monopotassium Salt

4. 4-aminophenol Monosodium Salt

5. 4-aminophenol Sulfate

6. 4-aminophenol Sulfate (2:1)

7. 4-aminophenol, 18o-labeled

8. 4-aminophenol, 3h-labeled

9. 4-aminophenol, Ion(1+)

10. 4-hydroxyaniline

11. P-aminophenol

12. P-aminophenol Phosphate

13. Para-aminophenol

2.3.2 Depositor-Supplied Synonyms

1. 123-30-8

2. P-aminophenol

3. 4-hydroxyaniline

4. P-hydroxyaniline

5. Phenol, 4-amino-

6. Paranol

7. 4-aminobenzenol

8. Certinal

9. Activol

10. Citol

11. Azol

12. P-hydroxyphenylamine

13. Fouramine P

14. Ursol P Base

15. Rodinal

16. Phenol, P-amino-

17. Benzofur P

18. Fourrine P Base

19. Pelagol P Base

20. Tertral P Base

21. Ursol P

22. 4-amino-1-hydroxybenzene

23. Durafur Brown Rb

24. Furro P Base

25. Nako Brown R

26. Renal Ac

27. Fourrine 84

28. Zoba Brown P Base

29. 4-amino-phenol

30. Para-aminophenol

31. Unal

32. 1-amino-4-hydroxybenzene

33. Basf Ursol P Base

34. C.i. Oxidation Base 6

35. Pelagol Grey P Base

36. P-aminofenol

37. P-aminofenol [czech]

38. Aminophenol, P-

39. Nsc 1545

40. C.i. 76550

41. Paramidophenol

42. P-aminobenzenol

43. 4-amino Phenol

44. 4-hydroxybenzenamine

45. 4-hydroxyphenylamine

46. Ci 76550

47. Chebi:17602

48. Mfcd00007869

49. C.i. Oxidation Base 6a

50. R7p8frp05v

51. Phenol, 4-amino-, Homopolymer

52. Dtxsid3024499

53. Nsc-1545

54. P-aminophenol [un2512] [poison]

55. Ncgc00090816-01

56. Ncgc00090816-02

57. Dsstox_cid_4499

58. Dsstox_rid_77429

59. Dsstox_gsid_24499

60. 25668-00-2

61. 4nl

62. Cas-123-30-8

63. Ccris 4146

64. Hsdb 2640

65. Einecs 204-616-2

66. Unii-r7p8frp05v

67. Paraaminophenol

68. Energol

69. Kodelon

70. Takatol

71. Para Aminophenol

72. Ai3-14872

73. P-amino-phenol

74. 4-aminophenol B

75. Para-amino-phenol

76. 4-hydroxy-aniline

77. Para-hydroxyaniline

78. Para Amino Phenol

79. 4-azaniumylphenolate

80. Mesalamine Impurity A

81. Phenol Derivative, 9

82. (raloxifene Impurity)

83. Furro P (salt/mix)

84. Peltol P (salt/mix)

85. Pelagol Cp (salt/mix)

86. Futramine P (salt/mix)

87. Wln: Zr Dq

88. 4-aminophenol-[13c6]

89. Bmse000462

90. Epitope Id:117708

91. Ec 204-616-2

92. 4-aminophenol, >=98%

93. P-aminophenol [mi]

94. Schembl3424

95. Chembl1142

96. P-aminophenol [inci]

97. Durafur Brown R (salt/mix)

98. Mls001066356

99. 4-aminophenol [hsdb]

100. Pelagol Grey Cp (salt/mix)

101. Sgcut00256

102. 4-aminophenol [usp-rs]

103. Schembl15663694

104. Bdbm26195

105. Nsc1545

106. Bcp25857

107. To_000006

108. Zinc4623758

109. 4-aminophenol, >=99% (hplc)

110. Tox21_113242

111. Tox21_113477

112. Tox21_201030

113. Stk286017

114. 4-aminophenol [usp Impurity]

115. 4-aminophenol, Technical Grade, 95%

116. Akos000119829

117. Akos016371265

118. Tox21_113477_1

119. Am86423

120. Ccg-266045

121. Db14144

122. Sb40549

123. Un 2512

124. Ncgc00090816-03

125. Ncgc00090816-04

126. Ncgc00090816-05

127. Ncgc00258583-01

128. As-54109

129. Smr000471841

130. Mesalazine Impurity A [ep Impurity]

131. A0384

132. Cs-0006652

133. Ft-0617593

134. Paracetamol Impurity K [ep Impurity]

135. C02372

136. P17510

137. 4-aminophenol, Pestanal(r), Analytical Standard

138. Aj-333/25022099

139. J-004908

140. J-514454

141. Q2548040

142. Z57127517

143. F2190-0438

144. 4-aminophenol, United States Pharmacopeia (usp) Reference Standard

145. Mesalazine Impurity A, European Pharmacopoeia (ep) Reference Standard

146. 4-aminophenol, 250 Mug/ml In Acetonitrile, Certified Reference Material, Ampule Of 1 Ml

147. 1-amino-4-hydroxybenzene 4-amino-1-hydroxybnzene 4-aminobenzenol 4-amino-pheno

148. 4-aminophenol (acetaminophen Related Compound K) (paracetamol Impurity K), Pharmaceutical Secondary Standard; Certified Reference Material

149. 4-aminophenol; P-aminophenol; 1-amino-4-hydroxybenzene; 4-amino-1-hydroxybenzene; 4-hydroxyaniline

2.4 Create Date
2004-09-16
3 Chemical and Physical Properties
Molecular Weight 109.13 g/mol
Molecular Formula C6H7NO
XLogP30
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count2
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count2
Rotatable Bond Count0
Exact Mass109.052763847 g/mol
Monoisotopic Mass109.052763847 g/mol
Topological Polar Surface Area46.2 Ų
Heavy Atom Count8
Formal Charge0
Complexity66.9
Isotope Atom Count0
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Covalently Bonded Unit Count1
4 Drug and Medication Information
4.1 Minimum/Potential Fatal Human Dose

4.4 = very toxic: probable oral lethal dose (human) 50-500 mg/kg, between 1 teaspoon & 1 oz for 70 kg person (150 lb). ... causes methemoglobinemia, but less toxic than aniline in animals. ... diln used in photography do not have significant percutaneous toxicity in most cases.

Gosselin, R.E., H.C. Hodge, R.P. Smith, and M.N. Gleason. Clinical Toxicology of Commercial Products. 4th ed. Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, 1976., p. II-141


5 Pharmacology and Biochemistry
5.1 MeSH Pharmacological Classification

Mutagens

Chemical agents that increase the rate of genetic mutation by interfering with the function of nucleic acids. A clastogen is a specific mutagen that causes breaks in chromosomes. (See all compounds classified as Mutagens.)


5.2 Absorption, Distribution and Excretion

An absorption and excretion study of permanent hair dye intermediates containing 14-C was conducted in hairless Wistar rats under conditions of oxidation hair dyeing (ie, intermediates were mixed with H202 immediately before application). The cutaneous penetration of 14C-4-aminophenol (PAP) alone and in admixture with a nonradioactive coupler (3-amino-6-methylphenol, a 3-aminophenol (MAP) derivative) and that of the resultant 14C-indamine (N-[4-hydroxyphenyl}-3-amino-6-methyl benzoquinone imine) was determined. Hair dye solutions containing uniformly labeled PAP (0.75% or 70 nM) in a simple vehicle were applied to a 10 sq cm dorsal surface of up to 5 rats. Doses of PAP of 0.14 uM/sq cm, 0.69 uM/sq cm, and 3.44/ uM/sq cm yielded respective concentrations of 15.9 +/- 4.76 nM/sq cm, 52.04 +/- 6.73 nM/sq cm, and 58.4 +/- 11.5 nM/sq cm, which penetrated the skin and were detected in the excreta, the viscera, and the skin (excluding PAP found at the site of application) of the treated rats after 4 days. At the highest 14C-PAP concentration applied, the total quantity of 14C-PAP detected per sq cm of skin was approximately the same for PAP alone as for PAP mixed with nonradioactive MAP coupler (56.8 +/- 4.0 nM/sq cm). Penetration of the 14C-indamine was approximately 17 times less (3.6 +/- 0.46 nM) than that of PAP or of the mixture of PAP with the nonradioactive coupler..

Cosmetic Ingredient Expert Review Panel; Final Report on the Safety Assessment of p-Aminophenol, m-Aminophenol, and o-Aminophenol; Journal of the American College of Toxicology 7 (3): 279-333 (1988).


5.3 Metabolism/Metabolites

... Hepatocytes prepared from male Sprague-Dawley rats ... converted para-aminophenol (PAP) to two major metabolites (PAP-GSH conjugates and PAP-N-acetylcysteine conjugates) and several minor metabolites [PAP-O-glucuronide, acetaminophen (APAP), APAP-O-glucuronide, APAP-GSH conjugates, and 4-hydroxyformanilide]. Preincubating hepatoyctes with 1-aminobenzotriazole, an inhibitor of cytochromes P450, did not alter the pattern of PAP metabolism. In conclusion, we found that PAP was metabolized in hepatocytes predominantly to PAP-GSH conjugates and PAP-N-acetylcysteine conjugates in sufficient quantities to account for the nephrotoxicity of PAP.

PMID:10901695 Yan Z et al; Drug Metab Dispos 28 (8): 880-6 (2000)


... The hepatic metabolism of p-aminophenol in Wistar rats and the cytotoxicity of formed glutathione S-conjugates in rat renal epithelial cells /were examined/. After ip application of p-aminophenol (100 mg/kg), the following metabolites were identified in rat bile: 4-amino-2-(glutathion-S-yl)phenol, 4-amino-3-(glutathion-S-yl)-phenol, 4-amino-2,5-bis(glutathion-S-yl)phenol, 4-amino-2,3,5(or 6)-tris(glutathion-S-yl)phenol, an aminophenol conjugate (likely a sulfate or glucuronide), acetaminophen glucuronide, and 3-(glutathion-S-yl)acetaminophen. 4-Amino-3-(glutathion-S-yl)phenol, 4-amino-2,5-bis(glutathion-S-yl)phenol, and 4-amino-2,3,5(or 6)-tris(glutathion-S-yl)phenol induced a dose- and time-dependent loss of cell viability in rat kidney cortical cells. Cell killing was significantly reduced by inhibition of gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase with Acivicin. p-Aminophenol was also toxic to renal epithelial cells. Coincubation of p-aminophenol with tetraethylammonium bromide, a competitive inhibitor of the organic cation transporter, and with SKF-525A, an inhibitor of cytochrome P450, protected cells from p-aminophenol-induced toxicity. p-Aminophenol would thus be accumulated in the kidney mainly by organic cation transport systems, which are concentrated in the S-1 segment of the proximal tubule. However, p-aminophenol toxicity in vivo is directed toward the S-2 and S-3 segments, which are rich in gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase. These results and the observation that biliary cannulation and glutathione depletion reduce p-aminophenol nephrotoxicity suggest that the biosynthesis of toxic glutathione conjugates is responsible for p-aminophenol nephrotoxicity in vivo. The aminophenol glutathione S-conjugates formed induce p-aminophenol nephrotoxicity by a pathway dependent on gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase.

PMID:1631900 Klos C et al; Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 115 (1): 98-106 (1992)


4-Aminophenol in the presence of oxyhemoglobin forms numerous adducts with glutathione (GSH). Using (14)C-4-aminophenol and (3)H-glutathione, ten different thioethers were isolated, by HPLC, with isotope ratios of 1:1, 1:2, 1:3, respectively ... In erythrocytes of humans and dogs, and in dog blood, in vivo, the same pattern of 4-aminophenol conjugates with GSH was found. In vivo, 5% of administered 4-aminophenol is converted into thioethers within erythrocytes, accompanied by a 60% decrease in the cellular GSH, indicating the role of erythrocytes in the biotransformation of xenobiotics.

PMID:3245228 Eckert KG; Xenobiotica 18 (11): 1319-26 (1988)


p-Aminophenol yields p-acetamidophenol, p-aminophenyl-beta-d-glucuronide, p-aminophenyl sulfate, 4-aminoresorcinol, and p-methylaminophenol in rabbit.

European Commission, ESIS; IUCLID Dataset, 4-Aminophenol (123-30-8) p.15 (2000 CD-ROM edition). Available from, as of May 17, 2010: https://esis.jrc.ec.europa.eu/


For more Metabolism/Metabolites (Complete) data for 4-Aminophenol (12 total), please visit the HSDB record page.


4-aminophenol is a known human metabolite of aniline.

S73 | METXBIODB | Metabolite Reaction Database from BioTransformer | DOI:10.5281/zenodo.4056560


5.4 Mechanism of Action

... Markers of ER stress (XBP1 messenger RNA processing and protein expression; GRP78 and GRP94 upregulation) and ER-mediated cell death (caspase-12 and calpain activation) were examined in kidney tissue of rats exposed to nephrotoxic doses of cisplatin (CIS), gentamicin (GEN), and p-aminophenol (PAP), a nephrotoxic metabolite of acetaminophen. XBP1 signaling was observed with all three drugs and was associated with increased expression of GRP94 and GRP78 in GEN- and PAP-treated animals, but not after CIS exposure. m-Calpain expression was increased after 7 days of CIS treatment, whereas it was decreased in PAP-treated rats. Caspase-12 cleavage products were increased after CIS, GEN, and PAP administration. The results of this study demonstrate that three clinically relevant nephrotoxic drugs are all associated with changes in markers of ER stress and ER-mediated cell death in vivo ...

PMID:17567590 Peyrou M et al; Toxicol Sci 99 (1): 346-53 (2007)


4-Aminophenol (4-AP), D-serine, and cisplatin are established rodent nephrotoxins that damage proximal tubules within the renal cortex ... High throughput 2D gel proteomics to profile protein changes in the plasma of compound-treated animals, ... /demonstrated/ several markers of kidney toxicity. Male F344 and Alpk rats were treated with increasing doses of 4-AP, D-serine, or cisplatin, and plasma samples were collected over time ... Several isoforms of the rat-specific T-kininogen protein were identified in each study. T-kininogen was elevated in the plasma of 4-AP-, D-serine-, and cisplatin-treated animals at early time points, returning to baseline levels 3 weeks after treatment. The protein was not elevated in the plasma of control animals or those treated with nontoxic compounds. /It was proposed/ that T-kininogen may be required to counteract apoptosis in proximal tubular cells in order to minimize tissue damage following a toxic insult. In addition, T-kininogen may be required to stimulate localized inflammation to aid tissue repair ... Several isoforms of the inter-alpha inhibitor H4P heavy chain /were identified/ in the 4-AP and D-serine studies. In each case, the protein expression levels in the blood samples paralleled the extent of kidney toxicity, highlighting the correlation between protein alterations and clinical chemistry endpoints. A further set of proteins correlating with kidney damage was found to be a component of the complement cascade and other blood clotting factors, indicating a contribution of the immune system to the observed toxicity. These observations underscore the value of proteomics in identifying new biomarkers and in the elucidation of mechanisms of toxicity.

PMID:12657746 Bandara LR et al; Toxicol Sci 73 (1): 195-206 (2003)


One of the primary effects found from exposure to p-aminophenol is the formation of methemoglobin. This effect has been found in many species with a wide degree of susceptibility. The oxidation of hemoglobin to methemoglobin interferes with normal oxygen transport functions of hemoglobin and can result in a chemical asphyxia (usually at levels of 60% or more). It is believed that p-aminophenol forms a covalent bond with the reactive -SH groups of hemoglobin and transfers electrons to oxygen to created methemoglobin.

European Commission, ESIS; IUCLID Dataset, 4-Aminophenol (123-30-8) p.43 (2000 CD-ROM edition). Available from, as of May 17, 2010: https://esis.jrc.ec.europa.eu/


p-Aminophenol is a significantly toxic chemical and one mechanism associated with its cytotoxicity has been attributed to its activity as a tissue respiratory (oxidative phosphorylation) inhibitor ... .

Clayton, G.D., F.E. Clayton (eds.) Patty's Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. Volumes 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F: Toxicology. 4th ed. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons Inc., 1993-1994., p. 973