The eLignin Microbial Database

A curated resource for microbial metabolism of lignin-derived aromatic compounds

brinkdp/eLignin 0 0

biphenyl

Compound Overview

Name biphenyl
IUPAC Name 1,1-biphenyl
Formula C12H10
SMILES C1=CC=C(C=C1)C2=CC=CC=C2
Carbon Number 12
Molecular Weight 154.21
Polymer Type dimer
Synonyms 1,1-Biphenyl
Phenylbenzene
Bibenzene
1,1-Diphenyl

Chemical Structure

Chemical structure of biphenyl

Structure from PubChem

External Databases

CAS 92-52-4
PubChem 7095
KEGG C06588
ChEBI 17097
Empirical Data

Organisms that can utilize this substrate (14) Empirical

📥 Download as TSV
Organism Strain Reference Comment
Microbacterium phyllosphaerae A1.1 Taylor et al (2012), Taylor et al (2012) -
Rhodococcus erythropolis A5.1 Taylor et al (2012) -
Phanerochaete chrysosporium ATCC 34541 Hiratsuka et al (2005) -
Ochrobactrum rhizosphaerae C4.1 Taylor et al (2012) -
Micrococcus luteus E1.1 Taylor et al (2012) -
Serratia sp. JHT01 Tian et al (2016) -
Serratia liquefaciens sp. PT01 Tian et al (2016) -
Pseudomonas chlororaphis subsp. aureofaciens PT02 Tian et al (2016) -
Stenotrophomonas sp. PT03 Tian et al (2016) -
Mesorhizobium sp. PT04 Tian et al (2016) -
Trichosporon mucoides SBUG 80 Sietmann et al (2001) -
Sphingobium sp. SYK-6 Masai et al (1991) -
Sphingobacterium sp. T2 Taylor et al (2012) -
Rhodococcus erythropolis TA421 Chung et al (1994) -

Pathways Empirical

No pathways are currently linked to this substrate.

Predicted Relationships Hide predicted
The sections below contain relationships inferred from the empirical data above. They are computationally predicted and have not been independently verified. Learn more about data assumptions →
Predicted sections are hidden. Show them

Organisms predicted to process biphenyl through a pathway Predicted

For each pathway where biphenyl 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?

No organisms predicted for this compound based on current pathway and substrate data.

Reactions involving biphenyl

No reactions are currently linked to this substrate.

Transporters

No transporters are currently linked to this substrate.

← Back to substrate list