描述
4-Nitrocatechol is the by-product of the hydroxylation of 4-Nitrophenol by the human cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2E1. This reaction is a useful metabolic marker for the presence of functional cytochrome P450 2E1 in mammalian cell microsomes. Hepatic and extrahepatic microsomal cytochrome P450 isozymes further catalyze the reduction of p-nitrocatechol to p-aminophenol. (PMID: 8267647, 8214571, 8267647) [HMDB]