The eLignin Microbial Database

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benzoic acid

Compound Overview

Name benzoic acid
IUPAC Name Benzoic acid
Formula C7H6O2
SMILES C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)O
Carbon Number 7
Molecular Weight 122.12
Polymer Type monomer
Synonyms Benzoate
Benzenecarboxylic acid
Phenylformic acid
Phenylcarboxylic acid
Dracylic acid
Benzoic acid

Chemical Structure

Chemical structure of benzoic acid

Structure from PubChem

External Databases

CAS 65-85-0
PubChem 243
KEGG C00180
ChEBI 30746
Empirical Data

Organisms that can utilize this substrate (47) Empirical

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Organism ▲ ▼ Strain ▲ ▼ Reference ▲ ▼ Comment ▲ ▼
Rhodococcus rhodochrous 116 Karlson et al (1993) -
Cupriavidus pinatubonensis 1245 Sato et al (2006) -
Rhodococcus erythropolis 1CP Eulberg et al (1997) -
Acinetobacter junii 5ga González et al (1993) -
Amycolatopsis sp. 75iv2 (ATCC 39116) Davis et al (2012), Pometto III et al (1981), Barton et al (2018) -
Pseudomonas stutzeri A1501 Li et al (2010) -
Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1 Collier et al (1997) -
Pseudomonas fluorescens AN103 Paulsen et al (2005) -
Paraburkholderia aromaticivorans AR20-38 Margesin et al (2021) -
Burkholderia cepacia ATCC 29351 Hamzah et al (1994) -
Comamonas testosteroni BR6020 Providenti et al (2001) -
Exophiala jeanselmei CBS 658.76 Middelhoven (1993) -
Trichosporon cutaneum CBS2466 Middelhoven (1993) -
Rhodopseudomonas palustris CGA001 Harwood et al (1988) (anaerobically)
Thauera sp. Cin3,4 Mechichi et al (2005) -
Haloferax sp. D1227 Emerson et al (1994) -
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus DSM 586 Delneri et al (1995) -
Aromatoleum aromaticum EbN1 Rabus et al (1995) (anaerobically)
Sphingomonas aromaticivorans F199 BALKWILL et al (1997) -
Aspergillus nidulans FGSC A4 Martins et al (2015) -
Pseudomonas plecoglossicida G2 Chowdhury et al (2004) -
Leucosporidium scottii G43 Middelhoven (1993) -
Rhodosporidium toruloides IFO0880 Yaegashi et al (2017) -
Pseudomonas sp. Isolate 9.1 Ravi et al (2018) -
Cupriavidus necator JMP134 Pérez-Pantoja et al (2008) -
Thauera aromatica K172 Tschech et al (1987) (aerobically & anaerobically)
Burkholderia cepacia KK01 Kato et al (1998) -
Pseudomonas putida KT2440 Jiménez et al (2002), Ravi et al (2017) -
Marinobacterium georgiense KW-40 GONZaLEZ et al (1997) -
Aeromonas sp. L17 Deschamps et al (1980) -
Enterobacter aerogenes L7 Deschamps et al (1980) -
Azoarcus anaerobius LuFRes1 Gorny et al (1992) (anaerobically)
Klebsiella pneumoniae M5a1 Jones et al (1990) -
Desulfobacterium catecholicum NZva20 Szewzyk et al (1987) (anaerobically)
Rhodosporidium lusitaniae PB14 Bergauer et al (2005) -
Cryptococcus terreus PB4 Bergauer et al (2005) -
Rhodotorula ingeniosa PB5 Bergauer et al (2005) -
Rhodotorula creatinivora PB7 Bergauer et al (2005) -
Rhodococcus opacus PD630 (DSMZ 44193) Henson et al (2018) (sodium benzoate)
Pseudomonas putida Perestelo isolate 3 Perestelo et al (1996) -
Desulfobacterium phenolicum Ph01 Bak et al (1986) (anaerobically)
Acinetobacter radioresistens S13 Mazzoli et al (2007) -
Rhodococcus erythropolis TA421 Chung et al (1994), Chung et al (1994) -
Burkholderia sp. VE22 HARAZONO et al (2003) -
Rhodotorula graminis WP1 Durham et al (1984) -
Pseudomonas putida mt-2 Murray et al (1972) -
Sulfuritalea hydrogenivorans sk43H Sperfeld et al (2018) (anaerobically)

Pathways Empirical

Pathway Name Full Name
benzoic acid benzoic acid
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Organisms predicted to process benzoic acid through a pathway Predicted

For each pathway where benzoic acid enters as a reactant, organisms recorded as being able to utilise it but not yet confirmed for that pathway are listed as predicted. Not experimentally verified. What does this mean?

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Organism Strain Inferred via pathway Reference confirming benzoic acid utilization
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus DSM 586 benzoic acid Delneri et al (1995)
Acinetobacter junii 5ga benzoic acid González et al (1993)
Acinetobacter radioresistens S13 benzoic acid Mazzoli et al (2007)
Aeromonas sp. L17 benzoic acid Deschamps et al (1980)
Aromatoleum aromaticum EbN1 benzoic acid Rabus et al (1995)
Aspergillus nidulans FGSC A4 benzoic acid Martins et al (2015)
Azoarcus anaerobius LuFRes1 benzoic acid Gorny et al (1992)
Burkholderia cepacia ATCC 29351 benzoic acid Hamzah et al (1994)
Burkholderia cepacia KK01 benzoic acid Kato et al (1998)
Burkholderia sp. VE22 benzoic acid HARAZONO et al (2003)
Comamonas testosteroni BR6020 benzoic acid Providenti et al (2001)
Cryptococcus terreus PB4 benzoic acid Bergauer et al (2005)
Cupriavidus necator JMP134 benzoic acid Pérez-Pantoja et al (2008)
Cupriavidus pinatubonensis 1245 benzoic acid Sato et al (2006)
Desulfobacterium catecholicum NZva20 benzoic acid Szewzyk et al (1987)
Desulfobacterium phenolicum Ph01 benzoic acid Bak et al (1986)
Enterobacter aerogenes L7 benzoic acid Deschamps et al (1980)
Exophiala jeanselmei CBS 658.76 benzoic acid Middelhoven (1993)
Haloferax sp. D1227 benzoic acid Emerson et al (1994)
Klebsiella pneumoniae M5a1 benzoic acid Jones et al (1990)
Leucosporidium scottii G43 benzoic acid Middelhoven (1993)
Marinobacterium georgiense KW-40 benzoic acid GONZaLEZ et al (1997)
Paraburkholderia aromaticivorans AR20-38 benzoic acid Margesin et al (2021)
Pseudomonas fluorescens AN103 benzoic acid Paulsen et al (2005)
Pseudomonas plecoglossicida G2 benzoic acid Chowdhury et al (2004)
Pseudomonas putida Perestelo isolate 3 benzoic acid Perestelo et al (1996)
Pseudomonas putida mt-2 benzoic acid Murray et al (1972)
Pseudomonas sp. Isolate 9.1 benzoic acid Ravi et al (2018)
Pseudomonas stutzeri A1501 benzoic acid Li et al (2010)
Rhodococcus erythropolis 1CP benzoic acid Eulberg et al (1997)
Rhodococcus erythropolis TA421 benzoic acid Chung et al (1994)
Rhodococcus rhodochrous 116 benzoic acid Karlson et al (1993)
Rhodopseudomonas palustris CGA001 benzoic acid Harwood et al (1988)
Rhodosporidium lusitaniae PB14 benzoic acid Bergauer et al (2005)
Rhodosporidium toruloides IFO0880 benzoic acid Yaegashi et al (2017)
Rhodotorula creatinivora PB7 benzoic acid Bergauer et al (2005)
Rhodotorula graminis WP1 benzoic acid Durham et al (1984)
Rhodotorula ingeniosa PB5 benzoic acid Bergauer et al (2005)
Sphingomonas aromaticivorans F199 benzoic acid BALKWILL et al (1997)
Sulfuritalea hydrogenivorans sk43H benzoic acid Sperfeld et al (2018)
Thauera aromatica K172 benzoic acid Tschech et al (1987)
Thauera sp. Cin3,4 benzoic acid Mechichi et al (2005)
Trichosporon cutaneum CBS2466 benzoic acid Middelhoven (1993)

Reactions involving benzoic acid

Reaction Role in Reaction
Benzoic acid + oxygen + H+ NADH → 3,5-cyclohexadiene-1,2-diol-1-carboxylate + NAD+ substrate

Transporters

Transporter Reference
Pp_benKp Cowles et al (2000)
Pp_benFp Cowles et al (2000)
Pp_benE1p NISHIKAWA et al (2008)
Pp_benE2p NISHIKAWA et al (2008)
Cg_benEp Chaudhry et al (2007)
Cg_benKp Chaudhry et al (2007)
Ab_benKp Collier et al (1997)

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