phenylacetic acid
Compound Overview
| Name | phenylacetic acid |
|---|---|
| IUPAC Name | phenyl acetate |
| Formula | C8H8O2 |
| SMILES | CC(=O)OC1=CC=CC=C1 |
| Carbon Number | 8 |
| Molecular Weight | 136.15 |
| Polymer Type | monomer |
| Synonyms |
phenol acetate acetic acid phenyl ester acetylphenol acetoxybenzene |
Chemical Structure
Structure from PubChem
External Databases
Empirical Data
Organisms that can utilize this substrate (19) Empirical
| Organism ▲ ▼ | Strain ▲ ▼ | Reference ▲ ▼ | Comment ▲ ▼ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhodococcus rhodochrous | 116 | Karlson et al (1993) | - |
| Cupriavidus pinatubonensis | 1245 | Sato et al (2006) | - |
| Rhodococcus fascians | AY730713 | Song (2009) | - |
| Exophiala jeanselmei | CBS 658.76 | Middelhoven (1993) | - |
| Rhodopseudomonas palustris | CGA001 | Harwood et al (1988) | - |
| Thauera sp. | Cin3,4 | Mechichi et al (2005) | (anaerobically) |
| Aromatoleum aromaticum | EbN1 | Rabus et al (1995) | (anaerobically) |
| Rhodotorula glutinis | Jain isolate | GUPTA et al (1986) | (glucose required for the demethylation of the methoxy groups) |
| Thauera aromatica | K172 | Tschech et al (1987) | (anaerobically) |
| Pelobacter acidigallici | Ma Gal2 (DSM 2377) | Schink et al (1982) | (anaerobically) |
| Acetobacterium woodii | NZva16 | Bache et al (1981), Bache et al (1981) |
(anaerobically) (anaerobically) |
| Rhodococcus opacus | PD630 (DSMZ 44193) | Alvarez et al (1996) | - |
| Desulfobacterium phenolicum | Ph01 | Bak et al (1986) | (anaerobically) |
| Burkholderia cepacia | Song isolate 1 | Song (2009) | - |
| Pantoea dispersa | Song isolate 2 | Song (2009) | - |
| Rhodococcus fascians | Song isolate 3 | Song (2009) | - |
| Flavimonas oryzihabitans | Song isolate 4 | Song (2009) | - |
| Microbacterium esteraromaticum | Song isolate 5 | Song (2009) | - |
| Sulfuritalea hydrogenivorans | sk43H | Sperfeld et al (2018) | (anaerobically) |
Pathways Empirical
No pathways are currently linked to this substrate.
Predicted Relationships
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Organisms predicted to process phenylacetic acid through a pathway Predicted
For each pathway where phenylacetic 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 phenylacetic acid
No reactions are currently linked to this substrate.
Transporters
No transporters are currently linked to this substrate.