The eLignin Microbial Database

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m-cresol

Compound Overview

Name m-cresol
IUPAC Name 3-methylphenol
Formula C7H8O
SMILES CC1=CC(=CC=C1)O
Carbon Number 7
Molecular Weight 108.14
Polymer Type monomer
Synonyms 1-hydroxy-3-methylbenzene
3-cresol
3-Hydroxytoluene
3-phenylphenol
m-methylphenol
meta-cresol
metacresol

Chemical Structure

Chemical structure of m-cresol

Structure from PubChem

External Databases

CAS 108-39-4
PubChem 342
KEGG C01467
ChEBI 17231
Empirical Data

Organisms that can utilize this substrate (8) Empirical

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Organism Strain Reference Comment
Rhodococcus rhodochrous 116 Karlson et al (1993), Karlson et al (1993) -
Ochrobactrum pseudogrignonense A4.3 Taylor et al (2012) -
Rhodococcus erythropolis A5.1 Taylor et al (2012) -
Exophiala jeanselmei CBS 658.76 Middelhoven (1993) -
Micrococcus luteus E1.1 Taylor et al (2012) -
Burkholderia cepacia KK01 Kato et al (1998) -
Pseudomonas alcaligenes NCIMB 9867 Hopper et al (1971), Gao et al (2005) -
Rhodotorula ingeniosa PB5 Bergauer et al (2005) -

Pathways Empirical

No pathways are currently linked to this substrate.

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Organisms predicted to process m-cresol through a pathway Predicted

For each pathway where m-cresol 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 m-cresol

No reactions are currently linked to this substrate.

Transporters

No transporters are currently linked to this substrate.

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