2-hydroxybenzylamine 2-hydroxybenzylamine 2-hydroxybenzylamine (2-hoba, marketed as hobamine) is a natural product found in himalayan tartary buckwheat (fagopyrum tataricum). it acts as an antioxidant and scavanger of free radicals and isolevuglandins and is sold as a dietary supplement. 2-hobaidentifiers iupac name 2-(aminomethyl)phenol cas number932-30-9 ypubchem cid70267unii696r5n4nrmecha infocard100.012.045 chemical and physical dataformulac7h9nomolar mass123.155 g·mol−13d model (jsmol)interactive image smiles c1=cc=c(c(=c1)cn)o inchi inchi=1s/c7h9no/c8-5-6-3-1-2-4-7(6)9/h1-4,9h,5,8h2key:kprzopqobjrysw-uhfffaoysa-n