Relevant Data

Food Additives Approved in the United States

Flavouring Substances Approved by European Union:

  • Piperonal [show]

General Information

Synonyms: HELIOTROPIN, HELIOTROPINE, PIPERONYL ALDEHYDE
Chemical Names: 3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYBENZALDEHYDE
CAS number: 120-57-0
COE number: 104
JECFA number: 896
FEMA number: 2911
Functional Class: Flavouring Agent
FLAVOURING_AGENT

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Evaluations

Evaluation year: 2001
ADI: 0-2.5 mg/kg bw (1967)
Meeting: 11
Specs Code: N
Comments: No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent. The 1967 ADI of 0-2.5 mg/kg bw was maintained at the fifty-seventh meeting (2001).
Report: TRS 909-JECFA 57/84
Tox Monograph: FAS 48-JECFA 57/273
Specification: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 9/FNP 52 Add.9/146

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Computed Descriptors

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2D Structure
CID8438
IUPAC Name1,3-benzodioxole-5-carbaldehyde
InChIInChI=1S/C8H6O3/c9-4-6-1-2-7-8(3-6)11-5-10-7/h1-4H,5H2
InChI KeySATCULPHIDQDRE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Canonical SMILESC1OC2=C(O1)C=C(C=C2)C=O
Molecular FormulaC8H6O3
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Computed Properties

Property Name Property Value
Molecular Weight150.133
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count0
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count3
Rotatable Bond Count1
Complexity157.0
CACTVS Substructure Key Fingerprint A A A D c Y B w M A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A S A A A A A w A A A A A A A A A E g B A A A A G g A A A A A A D A S g m A M w D o A A B A C I A i h S g A A C C A A k I A A I i A E G i M g d J j K E N R q g M S I k w B E O q Y e K z B D O I A A B A A A A Q A B A A A I A A A C A A A A A A A A A A A = =
Topological Polar Surface Area35.5
Monoisotopic Mass150.032
Exact Mass150.032
Compound Is CanonicalizedTrue
Formal Charge0
Heavy Atom Count11
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Isotope Atom Count0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count1

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ADMET Predicted Profile --- Classification

Model Result Probability
Absorption
Blood-Brain BarrierBBB+0.9600
Human Intestinal AbsorptionHIA+1.0000
Caco-2 PermeabilityCaco2+0.6204
P-glycoprotein SubstrateNon-substrate0.7732
P-glycoprotein InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.8842
Non-inhibitor0.8608
Renal Organic Cation TransporterNon-inhibitor0.8637
Distribution
Subcellular localizationMitochondria0.7395
Metabolism
CYP450 2C9 SubstrateNon-substrate0.8762
CYP450 2D6 SubstrateNon-substrate0.8990
CYP450 3A4 SubstrateNon-substrate0.7317
CYP450 1A2 InhibitorInhibitor0.8959
CYP450 2C9 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.7487
CYP450 2D6 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.5956
CYP450 2C19 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.6684
CYP450 3A4 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.6551
CYP Inhibitory PromiscuityHigh CYP Inhibitory Promiscuity0.5270
Excretion
Toxicity
Human Ether-a-go-go-Related Gene InhibitionWeak inhibitor0.9816
Non-inhibitor0.9679
AMES ToxicityNon AMES toxic0.9132
CarcinogensNon-carcinogens0.8888
Fish ToxicityHigh FHMT0.6306
Tetrahymena Pyriformis ToxicityHigh TPT0.9169
Honey Bee ToxicityHigh HBT0.7282
BiodegradationReady biodegradable0.9112
Acute Oral ToxicityIII0.8039
Carcinogenicity (Three-class)Non-required0.4879

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ADMET Predicted Profile --- Regression

Model Value Unit
Absorption
Aqueous solubility-1.6928LogS
Caco-2 Permeability1.5382LogPapp, cm/s
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion
Toxicity
Rat Acute Toxicity1.7760LD50, mol/kg
Fish Toxicity1.6479pLC50, mg/L
Tetrahymena Pyriformis Toxicity0.1879pIGC50, ug/L

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Taxonomic Classification

KingdomOrganic compounds
SuperclassOrganoheterocyclic compounds
ClassBenzodioxoles
SubclassNot available
Intermediate Tree NodesNot available
Direct ParentBenzodioxoles
Alternative Parents
Molecular FrameworkAromatic heteropolycyclic compounds
SubstituentsBenzodioxole - Aryl-aldehyde - Benzenoid - Oxacycle - Acetal - Organic oxygen compound - Organic oxide - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organooxygen compound - Aldehyde - Aromatic heteropolycyclic compound
DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as benzodioxoles. These are organic compounds containing a benzene ring fused to either isomers of dioxole. Dioxole is a five-membered unsaturated ring of two oxygen atoms and three carbon atoms.

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