3-Hydroxyacetophenone is a chemical compound.

It is a component of castoreum, the exudate from the castor sacs of the mature beaver.

[1] Humans excrete small amounts of conjugated 2-amino-3-hydroxyacetophenone, a product of tryptophan metabolism, in the urine.

[2] The plant Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus (Asteraceae) contains an m-hydroxyacetophenone named viscidone.

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