potassium 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzene-1-sulfonate (CHEBI:32033)

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ChEBI Name	potassium 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzene-1-sulfonate

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:32033

Definition	An organic potassium salt having 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzene-1-sulfonate as the counterion. Commonly used as an expectorant.

Stars	This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.

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Formula

C7H7KO5S

Net Charge

Average Mass

242.29100

Monoisotopic Mass

241.96513

InChI

InChI=1S/C7H8O5S.K/c1-12-7-4-5(13(9,10)11)2-3-6(7)8;/h2-4,8H,1H3,(H,9,10,11);/q;+1/p-1

InChIKey

QFRKWSPTCBGLSU-UHFFFAOYSA-M

SMILES

[K+].COc1cc(ccc1O)S([O-])(=O)=O

Roles Classification
Application(s):	expectorant Compounds that are considered to increase the volume of secretions in the respiratory tract, so facilitating their removal by ciliary action and coughing. Compare with mucolytics, which decrease the viscosity of mucus, facilitating its removal by ciliary action and expectoration, and antitussives, which suppress the cough reflex.

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	potassium 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzene-1-sulfonate (CHEBI:32033) has part 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzene-1-sulfonate (CHEBI:85539) potassium 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzene-1-sulfonate (CHEBI:32033) has role expectorant (CHEBI:77035) potassium 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzene-1-sulfonate (CHEBI:32033) is a organosulfonate salt (CHEBI:64382) potassium 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzene-1-sulfonate (CHEBI:32033) is a potassium salt (CHEBI:26218)

IUPAC Name

potassium 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzene-1-sulfonate

Synonyms	Sources
4-Hydroxy-3-methyoxybenzenesulfonic acid, potassium salt	ChemIDplus
Monopotassium 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzenesulfonate	ChemIDplus
Monopotassium 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzenesulphonate	ChemIDplus
Potassium 4-guaiacolsulfonate	ChemIDplus
potassium 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzenesulfonate	ChEBI
Potassium guaiacolsulfonate	KEGG DRUG
Sulfogaiacol	KEGG DRUG

Last Modified

23 April 2015