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veratric acid

Compound Overview

Name veratric acid
IUPAC Name 3,4-dimethoxybenzoic acid
Formula C9H10O4
SMILES COC1=C(C=C(C=C1)C(=O)O)OC
Carbon Number 9
Molecular Weight 182.18
Polymer Type monomer
Synonyms 3,4-Dimethoxybenzoic acid
Dimethylprotocatechuic acid
Veratrylic acid
3,4-Dimethylprotocatechuic acid
Veratrumenoic acid

Chemical Structure

Chemical structure of veratric acid

Structure from PubChem

External Databases

CAS 93-07-2
PubChem 7121
ChEBI 296881
Empirical Data

Organisms that can utilize this substrate (9) Empirical

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Organism Strain Reference Comment
Nocardia corallina A81 Crawford et al (1973) -
Comamonas sp. B-9 (CGMCC No. 4251) Chen et al (2012) -
Comamonas testosteroni BR6020 Providenti et al (2006) -
Rhodococcus opacus DSM 1069 Eggeling et al (1980) -
Rhodotorula vanillica IGC 4506 Sampaio (1995) -
Aeromonas sp. L17 Deschamps et al (1980) -
Enterobacter aerogenes L7 Deschamps et al (1980) -
Clostridium methoxybenzovorans SR3 Mechichi et al (2005) (anaerobically)
Rhizobium sp. YS-1r Jackson et al (2017) -

Pathways Empirical

No pathways are currently linked to this substrate.

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Organisms predicted to process veratric acid through a pathway Predicted

For each pathway where veratric 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?

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

Reactions involving veratric acid

No reactions are currently linked to this substrate.

Transporters

No transporters are currently linked to this substrate.

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