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. Th ...
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 hydrox ...
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 ato ...
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 su ...
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-trihydroxybe ...
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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
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Pentahydroxybenzene
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Hexahydroxybenzene
Benzenehexol, also called hexahydroxybenzene, is an organic compound with formula or . It is a six-fold phenol of benzene. The product is also called hexaphenol, but this name has been used also for other substances.
Benzenehexol is a crystallin ...
References
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