gentisate

English

Etymology

From gentisic acid +‎ -ate (“salt or ester”).

Noun

gentisate (plural gentisates)

1. (organic chemistry) 2,5-dihydroxybenzoate (any salt of ester of gentisic acid)
   • 2015 October 2, “Genome and Phenotype Microarray Analyses of Rhodococcus sp. BCP1 and Rhodococcus opacus R7: Genetic Determinants and Metabolic Abilities with Environmental Relevance”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Seventy-three oxygenases/hydroxylases amongst the 134 annotated genes are predicted to catalyze the oxidation of organic compounds with industrial and environmental relevance, such as linear alkanes, cyclic ketones, aromatic compounds (e.g., benzoate, catechol, gentisate, salicylate), aminopolycarboxylic acids, nitroalkanes, and phenylalkanoic acids.

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