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caffeic acid

Compound Overview

Name caffeic acid
IUPAC Name 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoic acid
Formula C9H8O4
SMILES C1=CC(=C(C=C1C=CC(=O)O)O)O
Carbon Number 9
Molecular Weight 180.16
Polymer Type monomer
Synonyms Caffeate
3,4-Dihydroxycinnamic acid
trans-Caffeate
3,4-Dihydroxy-trans-cinnamate

Chemical Structure

Chemical structure of caffeic acid

Structure from PubChem

External Databases

CAS 331-39-5
PubChem 689043
KEGG C01481
ChEBI 36281
Empirical Data

Organisms that can utilize this substrate (17) Empirical

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Organism ▲ ▼ Strain ▲ ▼ Reference ▲ ▼ Comment ▲ ▼
Cupriavidus pinatubonensis 1245 Sato et al (2006) -
Cupriavidus laharis 1263a Sato et al (2006) -
Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1 Fischer et al (2008) -
Rhodotorula mucilaginosa CBS17 Sampaio (1999) -
Rhodopseudomonas palustris CGA001 Harwood et al (1988), Harwood et al (1988) -
Rhodopseudomonas palustris CGA009 Salmon et al (2013) -
Thauera sp. Cin3,4 Mechichi et al (2005) (anaerobically)
Enterobacter sp. DG-6 Grbić-Galić (1985) (anaerobically)
Leucosporidium scottii G43 Sampaio (1995) -
Oceanimonas doudoroffii JCM21046T Numata et al (2015) -
Cupriavidus necator JMP134 Pérez-Pantoja et al (2008) -
Rhodotorula glutinis Jain isolate GUPTA et al (1986) -
Pseudomonas putida KT2440 Jiménez et al (2002) -
Enterobacter aerogenes L7 Deschamps et al (1980) -
Brettanomyces anomalus NCYC 615 Edlin et al (1995) -
Acetobacterium woodii NZva16 Tschech et al (1984) (anaerobically)
Treponema primitia ZAS-1 Lucey et al (2013) -

Pathways Empirical

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

For each pathway where caffeic 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 caffeic acid utilization
Acetobacterium woodii NZva16 caffeic acid Tschech et al (1984)
Brettanomyces anomalus NCYC 615 caffeic acid Edlin et al (1995)
Cupriavidus laharis 1263a caffeic acid Sato et al (2006)
Cupriavidus necator JMP134 caffeic acid Pérez-Pantoja et al (2008)
Cupriavidus pinatubonensis 1245 caffeic acid Sato et al (2006)
Enterobacter aerogenes L7 caffeic acid Deschamps et al (1980)
Enterobacter sp. DG-6 caffeic acid Grbić-Galić (1985)
Leucosporidium scottii G43 caffeic acid Sampaio (1995)
Oceanimonas doudoroffii JCM21046T caffeic acid Numata et al (2015)
Pseudomonas putida KT2440 caffeic acid Jiménez et al (2002)
Rhodopseudomonas palustris CGA001 caffeic acid Harwood et al (1988)
Rhodopseudomonas palustris CGA009 caffeic acid Salmon et al (2013)
Rhodotorula glutinis Jain isolate caffeic acid GUPTA et al (1986)
Rhodotorula mucilaginosa CBS17 caffeic acid Sampaio (1999)
Thauera sp. Cin3,4 caffeic acid Mechichi et al (2005)
Treponema primitia ZAS-1 caffeic acid Lucey et al (2013)

Reactions involving caffeic acid

Reaction Role in Reaction
caffeic acid + CoA + ATP → caffeoyl-CoA + AMP + PPi substrate

Transporters

No transporters are currently linked to this substrate.

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