Substrate	Reference(s)	Comment(s)
4-hydroxybenzoic acid	Salvachúa, D., Karp, E. M., Nimlos, C. T., Vardon, D. R., & Beckham, G. T. (2015). Towards lignin consolidated bioprocessing: simultaneous lignin depolymerization and product generation by bacteria. Green Chemistry, 17(11), 4951–4967. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5gc01165e; Fischer, R., Bleichrodt, F. S., & Gerischer, U. C. (2008). Aromatic degradative pathways in Acinetobacter baylyi underlie carbon catabolite repression. Microbiology, 154(10), 3095–3103. https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.2008/016907-0	-
alkali lignin	Salvachúa, D., Karp, E. M., Nimlos, C. T., Vardon, D. R., & Beckham, G. T. (2015). Towards lignin consolidated bioprocessing: simultaneous lignin depolymerization and product generation by bacteria. Green Chemistry, 17(11), 4951–4967. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5gc01165e	(from corn stover; ~20% lignin conversion, including Klason lignin and monomers)
benzaldehyde	Collier, L. S., Nichols, N. N., & Neidle, E. L. (1997). benK encodes a hydrophobic permease-like protein involved in benzoate degradation by Acinetobacter sp. strain ADP1. Journal of Bacteriology, 179(18), 5943–5946. https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.179.18.5943-5946.1997	-
benzoic acid	Collier, L. S., Nichols, N. N., & Neidle, E. L. (1997). benK encodes a hydrophobic permease-like protein involved in benzoate degradation by Acinetobacter sp. strain ADP1. Journal of Bacteriology, 179(18), 5943–5946. https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.179.18.5943-5946.1997	-
benzyl alcohol	Collier, L. S., Nichols, N. N., & Neidle, E. L. (1997). benK encodes a hydrophobic permease-like protein involved in benzoate degradation by Acinetobacter sp. strain ADP1. Journal of Bacteriology, 179(18), 5943–5946. https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.179.18.5943-5946.1997	-
caffeic acid	Fischer, R., Bleichrodt, F. S., & Gerischer, U. C. (2008). Aromatic degradative pathways in Acinetobacter baylyi underlie carbon catabolite repression. Microbiology, 154(10), 3095–3103. https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.2008/016907-0	-
catechol	Collier, L. S., Nichols, N. N., & Neidle, E. L. (1997). benK encodes a hydrophobic permease-like protein involved in benzoate degradation by Acinetobacter sp. strain ADP1. Journal of Bacteriology, 179(18), 5943–5946. https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.179.18.5943-5946.1997	-
cis,cis-muconic acid	Collier, L. S., Nichols, N. N., & Neidle, E. L. (1997). benK encodes a hydrophobic permease-like protein involved in benzoate degradation by Acinetobacter sp. strain ADP1. Journal of Bacteriology, 179(18), 5943–5946. https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.179.18.5943-5946.1997	-
ferulic acid	Salvachúa, D., Karp, E. M., Nimlos, C. T., Vardon, D. R., & Beckham, G. T. (2015). Towards lignin consolidated bioprocessing: simultaneous lignin depolymerization and product generation by bacteria. Green Chemistry, 17(11), 4951–4967. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5gc01165e; Fischer, R., Bleichrodt, F. S., & Gerischer, U. C. (2008). Aromatic degradative pathways in Acinetobacter baylyi underlie carbon catabolite repression. Microbiology, 154(10), 3095–3103. https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.2008/016907-0	-
p-coumaric acid	Salvachúa, D., Karp, E. M., Nimlos, C. T., Vardon, D. R., & Beckham, G. T. (2015). Towards lignin consolidated bioprocessing: simultaneous lignin depolymerization and product generation by bacteria. Green Chemistry, 17(11), 4951–4967. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5gc01165e; Fischer, R., Bleichrodt, F. S., & Gerischer, U. C. (2008). Aromatic degradative pathways in Acinetobacter baylyi underlie carbon catabolite repression. Microbiology, 154(10), 3095–3103. https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.2008/016907-0	-
protocatechuic acid	Fischer, R., Bleichrodt, F. S., & Gerischer, U. C. (2008). Aromatic degradative pathways in Acinetobacter baylyi underlie carbon catabolite repression. Microbiology, 154(10), 3095–3103. https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.2008/016907-0	-
vanillic acid	Salvachúa, D., Karp, E. M., Nimlos, C. T., Vardon, D. R., & Beckham, G. T. (2015). Towards lignin consolidated bioprocessing: simultaneous lignin depolymerization and product generation by bacteria. Green Chemistry, 17(11), 4951–4967. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5gc01165e; Fischer, R., Bleichrodt, F. S., & Gerischer, U. C. (2008). Aromatic degradative pathways in Acinetobacter baylyi underlie carbon catabolite repression. Microbiology, 154(10), 3095–3103. https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.2008/016907-0	-