The molecule is a monocarboxylic acid that is propionic acid in which one of the hydrogens at position 3 is substituted by a 2-hydroxyphenyl group. It has a role as a human xenobiotic metabolite, a bacterial xenobiotic metabolite, a fungal xenobiotic metabolite and a plant metabolite. It is a member of phenols and a monocarboxylic acid. It derives from a propionic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 3-(2-hydroxyphenyl)propanoate.
3-(2-hydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid