''Eubacterium oxidoreducens'' is a Gram positive bacterium species in the genus ''

Eubacterium ''Eubacterium'' is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria in the family Eubacteriaceae. These bacteria are characterised by a rigid cell wall. They may either be motile or nonmotile. If motile, they have a flagellum A flagellum (; ) is a hair ...

''.

1,2,3,5-Tetrahydroxybenzene 1,2,3,5-Tetrahydroxybenzene is a benzenetetrol. It is a metabolite in the degradation of 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate (gallic acid) by ''Eubacterium oxidoreducens''. The enzyme pyrogallol hydroxytransferase uses 1,2,3,5-tetrahydroxybenzene and 1,2,3 ...

is a benzenetetrol and a metabolite in the degradation of 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate by ''E. oxidoreducens''.Initial steps in the anaerobic degradation of 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate by Eubacterium oxidoreducens: characterization of mutants and role of 1,2,3,5-tetrahydroxybenzene. J D Haddock and J G Ferry, J Bacteriol., February 1993, volume 175, issue 3, pages 669-673
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The enzyme

phloroglucinol reductase In enzymology, a phloroglucinol reductase () is an enzyme that catalysis, catalyzes the chemical reaction :dihydrophloroglucinol + NADP+ \rightleftharpoons phloroglucinol + NADPH + H+ Thus, the two substrate (biochemistry), substrates of this enz ...

uses dihydrophloroglucinol and NADP⁺ to produce

phloroglucinol Phloroglucinol is an organic compound with the formula C6H3(OH)3. It is a colorless solid. It is used in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and explosives. Phloroglucinol is one of three isomeric benzenetriols. The other two isomers are hydroxyqu ...

, NADPH, and H⁺. It is found in ''E. oxidoreducens''.

References

External links

Type strain of ''Eubacterium oxidoreducens'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Eubacteriaceae Bacteria described in 1986 {{clostridia-stub