Homovanillic Acid

Preferred Label : Homovanillic Acid;

NCIt synonyms : Vanillacetic Acid; Benzeneacetic Acid, 4-Hydroxy-3-methoxy-; HVA; HMPA; 4-Hydroxy-3-methoxybenzeneacetic Acid; Acetic Acid, (4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)- (8CI); 3-Methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylacetic Acid; 4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenylacetic Acid; (4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)acetic Acid;

NCIt definition : A monocarboxylic acid that is a catecholamine metabolite. Homovanillic acid may be used a marker for metabolic stress, tobacco usage or the presence of a catecholamine secreting tumor, such as neuroblastoma or pheochromocytoma.;

CAS number : 306-08-1;

NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL972074;

ChEBI ID : CHEBI:545959;

Details

Origin ID

C167083;

UMLS CUI

C0019903;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- acid homovanillic [medical devices type]
- hempa [MeSH Descriptor]
- homovanillic acid [EMDN type]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenylacetic acid [Substance BNPC]
- Homovanillic acid (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- homovanillic acid [SNOMED Notion]
- homovanillic acid [MeSH concept]
- homovanillic acid [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Biologically Active Substance [UMLS semantic type]
- Organic Chemical [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenylacetic acid [Substance BNPC]
- Homovanillic acid (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- homovanillic acid [SNOMED Notion]
- homovanillic acid [MeSH Descriptor]
- homovanillic acid [MeSH concept]
concept_is_in_subset
- CTRP Biomarker Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]

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