title: Catabolism of 2,4,5-trimethyoxybenzoic acid and 3-methoxycrotonic acid.
abstract: 4-Methoxygentisic acid was an intermediate formed when Arthrobacter degraded, 2,4,5-trimethoxybenzoic acid. Isolates of Pseudomonas and Arthrobacter from soil grew at the expense of 3-methoxycrotonic acid. Evidence is presented that enzymatic hydration, with elimination of methanol, accounted for replacement of the methoxyl group of 3-methoxycrotonic acid and also of one methoxyl group of 2,4,5-trimethoxybenzoic acid.
mesh_terms: D001173:Arthrobacter / Q000378:metabolism*; D001565:Benzoates / Q000378:metabolism*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D002087:Butyrates / Q000378:metabolism*; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D003437:Crotonates / Q000378:metabolism*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000378:metabolism*; D012988:Soil Microbiology
chemical_list: D001565:Benzoates; D002087:Butyrates; D003437:Crotonates