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🧪 Benzoate

Appears in: 8 pathways
Produces: 4 compounds
Produced by: 8 transformations

Chemical Structure

Benzoate

📋 Properties

SMILES:
O=C([O-])C=1C=CC=CC1
InChI:
InChI=1S/C7H6O2/c8-7(9)6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5H,(H,8,9)/p-1
Database ID:
763
External:
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🌟 Starting Compound: This compound serves as the root (starting point) for 8 degradation pathways.

🔬 Reactant

Reactant Benzoate → Product cis-1,6-Dihydroxy-2,4-cyclohexadiene-1-carboxylic acid
benzoate 1,2-dioxygenase (Eawag BBD reaction r0245)       (EC 1.14.12.10)
In pathway: Benzoate
Reactant Benzoate → Product Benzoyl-CoA
benzoate-CoA ligase (Eawag BBD reaction r0189)       (EC 6.2.1.25)
In pathway: Benzoate
Reactant Benzoate → Product 4-Hydroxybenzoate
benzoate 4-monooxygenase (Eawag BBD reaction r0623)       (EC 1.14.14.92)
In pathway: Benzoate
Reactant Benzoate → Product Benzoyl-CoA
benzoate-CoA ligase (Eawag BBD reaction r0189)       (EC 6.2.1.25)
In pathway: Benzoate (anaerobic)

🔬 Product

Reactant Terephthalate → Product Benzoate
terephthalate decarboxylase (Eawag BBD reaction r0321)       (EC 4.1.1.-)
In pathway: Benzoate (anaerobic)
Reactant Benzamide → Product Benzoate
amidase (Eawag BBD reaction r0375)       (EC 3.5.1.4)
In pathway: Benzonitrile
Reactant Benzonitrile → Product Benzoate
nitrilase (Eawag BBD reaction r0377)       (EC 3.5.5.1)
In pathway: Benzonitrile
Reactant 2-Hydroxy-6-oxo-6-phenylhexa-2,4-dienoate → Product Benzoate
2-hydroxy-6-oxo-6-phenylhexa-2,4-dienoate hydrolase (Eawag BBD reaction r0391)       (EC 3.7.1.8)
In pathway: Biphenyl
Reactant Cocaine → Product Benzoate
cocaine esterase (Eawag BBD reaction r1798)       (EC 3.1.1.84)
In pathway: Cocaine
Reactant 2-Chlorobenzoate → Product Benzoate
2-chlorobenzoate reductive dehalogenase (Eawag BBD reaction r1588)       (EC 1.97.1.-)
In pathway: Dichlobenil
Reactant Terephthalate → Product Benzoate
terephthalate decarboxylase (Eawag BBD reaction r0321)       (EC 4.1.1.-)
In pathway: Phthalate Family
Reactant Benzaldehyde → Product Benzoate
benzaldehyde dehydrogenase (NAD+) (Eawag BBD reaction r0269)       (EC 1.2.1.28)
In pathway: Toluene

🗺️ All Pathways Containing This Compound

Benzoate Benzoate (anaerobic) Benzonitrile Biphenyl Cocaine Dichlobenil Phthalate Family Toluene
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