''Pelobacter acidigallici'' is the type species in the

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l genus ''

Pelobacter ''Pelobacter'' (gr pelos : mud) is a bacterial genus in the order Desulfuromonadales. The cells are rod-shaped with rounded ends and occur in single, pairs or chains. They have a fermentative metabolism.Garrity, George M.; Brenner, Don J.; Kri ...

''. ''P. acidigallici'' is able to degrade

trihydroxybenzenes The trihydroxybenzenes (or benzenetriols) are organic compounds with the formula C6H3(OH)3. Also classified as polyphenols, they feature three hydroxyl groups substituted onto a benzene ring. They are white solids with modest solubility in water. ...

. 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

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, ...

and 1,2,3-trihydroxybenzene (

pyrogallol Pyrogallol is an organic compound with the formula C6H3(OH)3. It is a water-soluble, white solid although samples are typically brownish because of its sensitivity toward oxygen. It is one of three isomers of benzenetriols. Production and reac ...

), whereas its two products are 1,3,5-trihydroxybenzene (

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

) and

. This enzyme can be found in ''P. acidigallici''.Pyrogallol hydroxytransferase on www.uniprot.org
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References

External links

Type strain of ''Pelobacter acidigallici'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Pelobacteraceae Bacteria described in 1983 {{Thermodesulfobacteriota-stub