The eLignin Microbial Database

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3-methoxybenzoic acid

Compound Overview

Name 3-methoxybenzoic acid
IUPAC Name 3-methoxybenzoic acid
Formula C8H8O3
SMILES COC1=CC=CC(=C1)C(=O)O
Carbon Number 8
Molecular Weight 152.149
Polymer Type monomer

Chemical Structure

Chemical structure of 3-methoxybenzoic acid

Structure from PubChem

External Databases

CAS 586-38-9
PubChem 11461
ChEBI 88458
Empirical Data

Organisms that can utilize this substrate (3) Empirical

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Organism Strain Reference Comment
Rhodopseudomonas palustris CGA001 Harwood et al (1988) -
Rhodococcus opacus DSM 1069 Eggeling et al (1980) -
Clostridium methoxybenzovorans SR3 Mechichi et al (2005) (anaerobically)

Pathways Empirical

No pathways are currently linked to this substrate.

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Organisms predicted to process 3-methoxybenzoic acid through a pathway Predicted

For each pathway where 3-methoxybenzoic 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 3-methoxybenzoic acid

No reactions are currently linked to this substrate.

Transporters

No transporters are currently linked to this substrate.

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