Hydroxytyrosol is a member of the class of catechols that is benzene-1,2-diol substituted by a 2-hydroxyethyl group at position 4.
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII QEU0NE4O90 · registered name HYDROXYTYROSOL · single chemical substance
Hydroxytyrosol is a member of the class of catechols that is benzene-1,2-diol substituted by a 2-hydroxyethyl group at position 4. Isolated from Olea europaea, it exhibits antioxidant and antineoplastic activities. It has a role as an antioxidant, a metabolite and an antineoplastic agent. It is a primary alcohol and a member of catechols. It is functionally related to a 2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethanol.
Source: PubChem
Hydroxytyrosol is the organic compound
Cosmetic roles
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ヒドロキシチロソール: 本品は、次の化学式で表される有機化合物である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 10597-60-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID70147451
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID7069942
- IUPAC
- 4-(2-Hydroxyethyl)benzene-1,2-diol
- Molecular formula
- C8H10O3
- Molecular weight
- 154.165 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 2 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Softener and conditioner1
- Bleaching agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Hydroxytyrosol promotes random skin flap survival by activating SIRT1-mediated enhancement of autophagy · 2024
- Modular cascade with engineered HpaB for efficient synthesis of hydroxytyrosol. · 2025
- Multienzymatic Cascade for Synthesis of Hydroxytyrosol via Two-Stage Biocatalysis. · 2024
- The Hydroxytyrosol Induces the Death for Apoptosis of Human Melanoma Cells · 2020
- Antimicrobial effect of Hydroxytyrosol, Hydroxytyrosol Acetate and Hydroxytyrosol Oleate on Staphylococcus Aureus and Staphylococcus Epidermidis · 2018
Linked databases 15
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
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