1,2,3,5-Tetrahydroxybenzene
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1,2,3,5-Tetrahydroxybenzene is a benzenetetrol
Benzenetetrol
A benzenetetrol is a type of chemical compounds formed with a benzene and four hydroxyl groups.It may refer to:* 1,2,3,4-Benzenetetrol* 1,2,3,5-Benzenetetrol* 1,2,4,5-Benzenetetrol...

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It is a metabolite in the degradation of 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate by Eubacterium oxidoreducens
Eubacterium oxidoreducens
Eubacterium oxidoreducens is a Gram positive bacterium species in the genus Eubacterium.1,2,3,5-Tetrahydroxybenzene is a benzenetetrol and a metabolite in the degradation of 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate by E. oxidoreducens....

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The enzyme pyrogallol hydroxytransferase
Pyrogallol hydroxytransferase
In enzymology, a pyrogallol hydroxytransferase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reactionThus, the two substrates of this enzyme are 1,2,3,5-tetrahydroxybenzene and 1,2,3-trihydroxybenzene , whereas its two products are 1,3,5-trihydroxybenzene and 1,2,3,5-tetrahydroxybenzene.This enzyme...

 uses 1,2,3,5-tetrahydroxybenzene and 1,2,3-trihydroxybenzene (pyrogallol
Pyrogallol
Pyrogallol or benzene-1,2,3-triol is a benzenetriol. It is a white crystalline powder and a powerful reducing agent. It was first prepared by Scheele 1786 by heating gallic acid. An alternate preparation is heating para-chlorophenoldisulphonic acid with potassium hydroxide.When in alkaline...

), whereas its two products are 1,3,5-trihydroxybenzene (phloroglucinol
Phloroglucinol
Phloroglucinol is a benzenetriol. It is an organic compound that is used in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and explosives. This molecule exists in two forms, or tautomers, 1,3,5-trihydroxybenzene, which has phenol-like, and 1,3,5-cyclohexanetrione , which has ketone-like character. These two...

) and 1,2,3,5-tetrahydroxybenzene..
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