syringic acid
Compound Overview
| Name | syringic acid |
|---|---|
| IUPAC Name | 4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxybenzoic acid |
| Formula | C9H10O5 |
| SMILES | COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C(=O)O |
| Carbon Number | 9 |
| Molecular Weight | 198.17 |
| Polymer Type | monomer |
| Synonyms |
Cedar acid Gallic acid 3,5-dimethyl ether 4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxybenzoic acid Syringate |
Chemical Structure
Structure from PubChem
External Databases
Empirical Data
Organisms that can utilize this substrate (17) Empirical
| Organism ▲ ▼ | Strain ▲ ▼ | Reference ▲ ▼ | Comment ▲ ▼ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phialophora mutabilis | 203-E-15-y-l | Eriksson et al (1984) | - |
| Clostridium thermoaceticum | ATCC 39073 | Daniel et al (1988) | (anaerobically) |
| Exophiala jeanselmei | CBS 658.76 | Middelhoven (1993) | - |
| Enterobacter sp. | DG-6 | Grbić-Galić (1985) | (anaerobically) |
| Oceanimonas doudoroffii | JCM21046T | Numata et al (2015) | - |
| Serratia sp. | JHT01 | Tian et al (2016) | - |
| Pandoraea norimbergensis | LD001 | Bandounas et al (2011) | - |
| Acetobacterium dehalogenans | MC | Kaufmann et al (1998) | (anaerobically) |
| Acetobacterium woodii | NZva16 | Bache et al (1981) | (anaerobically) |
| Serratia liquefaciens sp. | PT01 | Tian et al (2016) | - |
| Pseudomonas chlororaphis subsp. aureofaciens | PT02 | Tian et al (2016) | - |
| Stenotrophomonas sp. | PT03 | Tian et al (2016) | - |
| Petriellidium boydii | SP 31-4 | Eriksson et al (1984) | - |
| Clostridium methoxybenzovorans | SR3 | Mechichi et al (1999), Mechichi et al (2005) |
(anaerobically) (anaerobically) |
| Sphingobium sp. | SYK-6 | Katayama et al (1988), Masai et al (2004) | - |
| Holophaga foetida | TMBS4 | Bak et al (1993) | (anaerobically) |
| Rhizobium sp. | YS-1r | Jackson et al (2017) | - |
Pathways Empirical
| Pathway Name | Full Name |
|---|---|
| syringic acid I | syringic acid I |
| syringic acid II | syringic acid II |
| syringic acid III | syringic acid III |
| sinapic acid | sinapic acid |
Predicted Relationships
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Organisms predicted to process syringic acid through a pathway Predicted
For each pathway where syringic 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?
Reactions involving syringic acid
| Reaction | Role in Reaction |
|---|---|
| syringic acid + tetrahydrofolate → 3-O-methylgallate + 5-methyltetrahydrofolate | substrate |
| Syringaldehyde + NAD+ + H2O → Syringic acid +NADPH +H+ | product |
Transporters
No transporters are currently linked to this substrate.