Monohydroxybenzoic acid

Monohydroxybenzoic acid may refer to any of three isomeric phenolic acids:

  • Salicylic acid (2-hydroxybenzoic acid, o-hydroxybenzoic acid)
  • 3-Hydroxybenzoic acid (m-hydroxybenzoic acid)
  • 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid (p-hydroxybenzoic acid)

Monohydroxybenzoic acids can be degraded by microbes.[1]

References

  1. ^ Microbial Degradation of Monohydroxybenzoic Acids. Timmanagouda B. Karegoudar and Chi-Kyung Kim, The Journal of Microbiology, 38(2),53-61, 2000 Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine

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Phenolic acids (C6-C1) and their glycosides
Monohydroxybenzoic acids
  • 3-Hydroxybenzoic acid
  • 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid
  • Salicylic acid (2-Hydroxybenzoic acid)
Glycosides
  • p-Hydroxybenzoic acid glucoside
Alkylated
  • Methylparaben (Methyl-p-hydroxybenzoic acid)
Dihydroxybenzoic acids
  • 2,3-Dihydroxybenzoic acid (Hypogallic acid)
  • 2,4-Dihydroxybenzoic acid
  • 2,5-Dihydroxybenzoic acid (Gentisic acid)
  • 2,6-Dihydroxybenzoic acid
  • 3,4-Dihydroxybenzoic acid (Protocatechuic acid)
  • 3,5-Dihydroxybenzoic acid
Alkylated
  • Ethyl protocatechuate
  • Orsellinic acid
Trihydroxybenzoic acids
Glycosides
Alkylated
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