The eLignin Microbial Database

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phthalic acid

Compound Overview

Name phthalic acid
IUPAC Name benzene-1,2-dicarboxylic acid
Formula C8H6O4
SMILES C1=CC=C(C(=C1)C(=O)O)C(=O)O
Carbon Number 8
Molecular Weight 166.13
Polymer Type monomer
Synonyms benzene-1,2-dicarboxylic acid
1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid
o-benzenedicarboxylic acid
ortho-phthalic acid
phthalate

Chemical Structure

Chemical structure of phthalic acid

Structure from PubChem

External Databases

CAS 88-99-3
PubChem 1017
KEGG C01606
ChEBI 29069
Empirical Data

Organisms that can utilize this substrate (2) Empirical

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Organism Strain Reference Comment
Comamonas testosteroni BR6020 Providenti et al (2001) -
Achromobacter denitrificans SP1 Benjamin et al (2016) -

Pathways Empirical

No pathways are currently linked to this substrate.

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Organisms predicted to process phthalic acid through a pathway Predicted

For each pathway where phthalic 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 phthalic acid

No reactions are currently linked to this substrate.

Transporters

No transporters are currently linked to this substrate.

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