General Information of Drug (ID: DM6AVR4)

Drug Name
Hydroquinone Drug Info
Synonyms
hydroquinone; 1,4-benzenediol; Benzene-1,4-diol; 123-31-9; 1,4-Dihydroxybenzene; Quinol; p-Benzenediol; p-Hydroxyphenol; p-Hydroquinone; 4-Hydroxyphenol; Eldoquin; Benzoquinol; p-Dihydroxybenzene; hydroquinol; Eldopaque; Phiaquin; p-Dioxybenzene; Hydroquinole; Dihydroquinone; Tecquinol; Idrochinone; Benzohydroquinone; Tequinol; Hidroquinone; Arctuvin; Dihydroxybenzene; Solaquin forte; Derma-Blanch; Tenox HQ; Hydrochinone; Hydrochinon; Artra; Eldoquin Forte; Eldopaque Forte; Diak 5; Benzene, p-dihydroxy-; 1,4-Dihydroxy-benzol; Usaf ek-356; Accutin
Indication
Disease Entry ICD 11 Status REF
Melasma ED60.1 Approved [1]
Cross-matching ID
PubChem CID
785
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:17594
CAS Number
CAS 123-31-9
TTD Drug ID
DM6AVR4
INTEDE Drug ID
DR0835

Molecule(s) Related to This Drug


Drug Therapeutic Target (DTT)
DTT Name DTT ID UniProt ID MOA REF
Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor (GPIIb/IIIa) TT38RM1 ITA2B_HUMAN; ITB3_HUMAN Antagonist [2]
Tyrosinase (TYR) TTULVH8 TYRO_HUMAN Inhibitor [3]

Drug-Metabolizing Enzyme (DME)
DME Name DME ID UniProt ID Highest Status REF
Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) DE4LYSA CP3A4_HUMAN Phase 4 [4]
Fumarate reductase flavoprotein (frdA) DEQUXZ5 FRDA_WOLSU Phase 4 [5]

The Expression Level of Molecule(s) in Normal Tissue of Major ADME-Related Organs

Molecule Molecule Type Gene Name Liver Colon Kidney Small Intestine
Tyrosinase (TYR) DTT TYR 5.959 5.711 5.973 4.912
Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor (GPIIb/IIIa) DTT ITGA2B 2.186 1.202 1.585 2.7
Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) DME CYP3A4 11.692 6.58 4.984 9.089
Molecule Expression Atlas in Normal Tissue of Major ADME-related organs

The Expression Level of Molecule(s) between Disease Section and Healthy Individual Tissue

The Studied Disease Melasma
ICD Disease Classification ED60.1
Molecule Name Molecule Type Gene Name p-value Fold-Change Z-score
Tyrosinase (TYR) DTT TYR 6.68E-04 2.54 1.15
Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) DME CYP3A4 2.19E-08 -5.72E-01 -1.61E+00
Molecular Expression Atlas between Disease Section and Healthy Individual Tissue

References

1 Drugs@FDA. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. 2015
2 Accutin, a new disintegrin, inhibits angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo by acting as integrin alphavbeta3 antagonist and inducing apoptosis. Blood. 1998 Nov 1;92(9):3268-76.
3 Identification of an Alkylhydroquinone from Rhus succedanea as an Inhibitor of Tyrosinase and Melanogenesis. J Agric Food Chem. 2009 Mar 25;57(6):2200-5.
4 Metabolism of (S)-5,6-difluoro-4-cyclopropylethynyl-4-trifluoromethyl-3, 4-dihydro-2(1H)-quinazolinone, a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor, in human liver microsomes. Metabolic activation and enzyme kinetics. Drug Metab Dispos. 2003 Jan;31(1):122-32.
5 Wolinella succinogenes quinol:fumarate reductase and its comparison to E. coli succinate:quinone reductase. FEBS Lett. 2003 Nov 27;555(1):21-8.