Substrate	Reference(s)	Comment(s)
4-hydroxybenzoic acid	Katayama, Y., Nishikawa, S., Murayama, A., Yamasaki, M., Morohoshi, N., & Haraguchi, T. (1988). The metabolism of biphenyl structures in lignin by the soil bacterium (Pseudomonas paucimobilis SYK‐6). FEBS Letters, 233(1), 129–133. https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793(88)81369-3	-
5-carboxyvanillic acid	Katayama, Y., Nishikawa, S., Murayama, A., Yamasaki, M., Morohoshi, N., & Haraguchi, T. (1988). The metabolism of biphenyl structures in lignin by the soil bacterium (Pseudomonas paucimobilis SYK‐6). FEBS Letters, 233(1), 129–133. https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793(88)81369-3	-
biphenyl	Masai, E., Katayama, Y., Kawai, S., Nishikawa, S., Yamasaki, M., & Morohoshi, N. (1991). Cloning and sequencing of the gene for a Pseudomonas paucimobilis enzyme that cleaves beta-aryl ether. Journal of Bacteriology, 173(24), 7950–7955. https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.173.24.7950-7955.1991	-
ddva (5,5-dehydrodivanillate)	Katayama, Y., Nishikawa, S., Murayama, A., Yamasaki, M., Morohoshi, N., & Haraguchi, T. (1988). The metabolism of biphenyl structures in lignin by the soil bacterium (Pseudomonas paucimobilis SYK‐6). FEBS Letters, 233(1), 129–133. https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793(88)81369-3	-
dehydropolymerisate (dhp)	Masai, E., Katayama, Y., Kawai, S., Nishikawa, S., Yamasaki, M., & Morohoshi, N. (1991). Cloning and sequencing of the gene for a Pseudomonas paucimobilis enzyme that cleaves beta-aryl ether. Journal of Bacteriology, 173(24), 7950–7955. https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.173.24.7950-7955.1991; MASAI, E., KATAYAMA, Y., & FUKUDA, M. (2007). Genetic and Biochemical Investigations on Bacterial Catabolic Pathways for Lignin-Derived Aromatic Compounds. Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry, 71(1), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.60437	-
ferulic acid	Masai, E., Harada, K., Peng, X., Kitayama, H., Katayama, Y., & Fukuda, M. (2002). Cloning and Characterization of the Ferulic Acid Catabolic Genes of Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 68(9), 4416–4424. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.68.9.4416-4424.2002	-
gallic acid	Kasai, D., Masai, E., Miyauchi, K., Katayama, Y., & Fukuda, M. (2005). Characterization of the Gallate Dioxygenase Gene: Three Distinct Ring Cleavage Dioxygenases Are Involved in Syringate Degradation by Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6. Journal of Bacteriology, 187(15), 5067–5074. https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.187.15.5067-5074.2005	-
guaiacylglycerol-beta-guaiacyl ether	Masai, E., Katayama, Y., Nishikawa, S., Yamasaki, M., Morohoshi, N., & Haraguchi, T. (1989). Detection and localization of a new enzyme catalyzing the β‐aryl ether cleavage in the soil bacterium (Pseudomonas paucimobilis SYK‐6). FEBS Letters, 249(2), 348–352. https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793(89)80656-8	-
pinoresinol	Masai, E., Katayama, Y., Kawai, S., Nishikawa, S., Yamasaki, M., & Morohoshi, N. (1991). Cloning and sequencing of the gene for a Pseudomonas paucimobilis enzyme that cleaves beta-aryl ether. Journal of Bacteriology, 173(24), 7950–7955. https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.173.24.7950-7955.1991; MASAI, E., KATAYAMA, Y., & FUKUDA, M. (2007). Genetic and Biochemical Investigations on Bacterial Catabolic Pathways for Lignin-Derived Aromatic Compounds. Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry, 71(1), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.60437	-
syringaldehyde	MASAI, E., KATAYAMA, Y., & FUKUDA, M. (2007). Genetic and Biochemical Investigations on Bacterial Catabolic Pathways for Lignin-Derived Aromatic Compounds. Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry, 71(1), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.60437	-
syringic acid	Katayama, Y., Nishikawa, S., Murayama, A., Yamasaki, M., Morohoshi, N., & Haraguchi, T. (1988). The metabolism of biphenyl structures in lignin by the soil bacterium (Pseudomonas paucimobilis SYK‐6). FEBS Letters, 233(1), 129–133. https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793(88)81369-3; Masai, E., Sasaki, M., Minakawa, Y., Abe, T., Sonoki, T., Miyauchi, K., Katayama, Y., & Fukuda, M. (2004). A Novel Tetrahydrofolate-Dependent O -Demethylase Gene Is Essential for Growth of Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6 with Syringate. Journal of Bacteriology, 186(9), 2757–2765. https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.186.9.2757-2765.2004	-
vanillic acid	Katayama, Y., Nishikawa, S., Murayama, A., Yamasaki, M., Morohoshi, N., & Haraguchi, T. (1988). The metabolism of biphenyl structures in lignin by the soil bacterium (Pseudomonas paucimobilis SYK‐6). FEBS Letters, 233(1), 129–133. https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793(88)81369-3	-
vanillin	MASAI, E., KATAYAMA, Y., & FUKUDA, M. (2007). Genetic and Biochemical Investigations on Bacterial Catabolic Pathways for Lignin-Derived Aromatic Compounds. Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry, 71(1), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.60437	-