Phloroglucinol carboxylic acid is a

trihydroxybenzoic acid Trihydroxybenzoic acid may refer to the following phenolic acids : * Gallic acid (3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoic acid) * Phloroglucinol carboxylic acid (2,4,6-trihydroxybenzoic acid) O-methylated trihydroxybenzoic acids are : * Eudesmic acid * Syringic ...

, a type of phenolic acid. It is produced by ''

Pseudomonas fluorescens ''Pseudomonas fluorescens'' is a common Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium. It belongs to the ''Pseudomonas'' genus; 16S rRNA analysis as well as phylogenomic analysis has placed ''P. fluorescens'' in the ''P. fluorescens'' group within the genu ...

''. It is a

catechin Catechin is a flavan-3-ol, a type of secondary metabolite providing antioxidant roles in plants. It belongs to the subgroup of polyphenols called flavonoids. The name of the catechin chemical family derives from ''catechu'', which is the tannic ...

degradation product excreted by the bacterium ''

Acinetobacter calcoaceticus ''Acinetobacter calcoaceticus'' is a bacterial species of the genus ''Acinetobacter''. It is a nonmotile, Gram-negative coccobacillus. It grows under aerobic conditions, is catalase positive and oxidase negative. ''A. calcoaceticus'' is a part ...

'', a species of bacteria part of the human body normal flora, grown on catechin as sole source of carbon. It is also found in wine.C. García Barroso, R. Cela Torrijos and J. A. Pérez-Bustamante: ''HPLC separation of benzoic and hydroxycinnamic acids in wines'',

Chromatographia ''Chromatographia'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Springer Verlag, covering liquid and gas chromatography, as well as electrophoresis and TLC. Impact factor ''Chromatographia'' had a 2020 impact factor The impact fa ...

, Volume 17, Number 5, pages 249–252, .

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