Trihydroxybenzenes Explained

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.^[1]

The enzyme pyrogallol hydroxytransferase 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.^{[2] [3]}

See also

• Dihydroxybenzenes
• Tetrahydroxybenzenes
• Pentahydroxybenzene
• Hexahydroxybenzene

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Helmut Fiege . Heinz-Werner Voges . Toshikazu Hamamoto . Sumio Umemura . Tadao Iwata . Hisaya Miki . Yasuhiro Fujita . Hans-Josef Buysch . Dorothea Garbe . Wilfried Paulus . Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. 2002. Wiley-VCH. Weinheim. 10.1002/14356007.a19_313. 978-3-527-30673-2 . Phenol Derivatives .
2. Web site: P 80564 Pyrogallol hydroxytransferase small subunit . UniProtKB . Uniprot .
3. Fermentation of trihydroxybenzenes by Pelobacter acidigallici gen. nov. sp. nov., a new strictly anaerobic, non-sporeforming bacterium . Schink, B. . Pfennig, M. . Archives of Microbiology . 133 . 3 . December 1982 . 195–201 . 10.1007/BF00415000 . 15717780 .