The trihydroxybenzenes (or benzenetriols) are
organic compound
In chemistry, organic compounds are generally any chemical compounds that contain carbon-hydrogen or carbon-carbon bonds. Due to carbon's ability to catenate (form chains with other carbon atoms), millions of organic compounds are known. The ...
s with the formula C
6H
3(OH)
3. Also classified as polyphenols, they feature three
hydroxyl
In chemistry, a hydroxy or hydroxyl group is a functional group with the chemical formula and composed of one oxygen atom covalently bonded to one hydrogen atom. In organic chemistry, alcohols and carboxylic acids contain one or more hydroxy ...
groups substituted onto a
benzene
Benzene is an organic chemical compound with the molecular formula C6H6. The benzene molecule is composed of six carbon atoms joined in a planar ring with one hydrogen atom attached to each. Because it contains only carbon and hydrogen atoms, ...
ring. They are white solids with modest solubility in water.
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The enzyme
pyrogallol hydroxytransferase
In enzymology, a pyrogallol hydroxytransferase () is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
:1,2,3,5-tetrahydroxybenzene + 1,2,3-trihydroxybenzene \rightleftharpoons 1,3,5-trihydroxybenzene + 1,2,3,5-tetrahydroxybenzene
Thus, the two sub ...
uses
benzene-1,2,3,5-tetrol and benzene-1,2,3-triol (pyrogallol), whereas its two products are benzene-1,3,5-triol (phloroglucinol) and benzene-1,2,3,5-tetrol. This enzyme can be found in ''
Pelobacter acidigallici
''Pelobacter acidigallici'' is the type species in the bacterial genus ''Pelobacter''.
''P. acidigallici'' is able to degrade trihydroxybenzenes. The enzyme pyrogallol hydroxytransferase uses 1,2,3,5-tetrahydroxybenzene and 1,2,3-trihydroxyben ...
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See also
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Dihydroxybenzenes
In organic chemistry, dihydroxybenzenes (benzenediols) are organic compounds in which two hydroxyl groups () are substituted onto a benzene ring (). These aromatic compounds are classed as phenols. There are three structural isomers: 1,2-dihydro ...
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Tetrahydroxybenzenes Tetrahydroxybenzenes or Benzenetetrols are a group of Organic compound, organic compounds which are Hydroxy group, tetrahydroxy Derivative (chemistry), derivatives of benzene. Tetrahydroxybenzene comes in three Isomer, isomers:
*1,2,3,4-Tetrahydrox ...
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Pentahydroxybenzene
Pentahydroxybenzene (C6H6O5) is a chemical compound whose structure consists of a benzene ring with five hydroxy groups (–OH) as substituent
A substituent is one or a group of atoms that replaces (one or more) atoms, thereby becoming a ...
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Hexahydroxybenzene
Benzenehexol, also called hexahydroxybenzene, is an organic compound with formula or . It is a six-fold Phenols, phenol of benzene. The product is also called hexaphenol, but this name has been used also for other substances.
Benzenehexol is a c ...
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