syringic acid

English

Structure diagram of syringic acid

Noun

syringic acid (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) A naturally occurring O-methylated trihydroxybenzoic acid found in various plants.
   • 1996, Richard A. Larson, Lina S. Ching, Vernon L. Snoeyink, “Chapter 22. Inhibition of GAC-Induced Phenol Coupling”, in Roger A. Minear, Gary L. Amy, editors, Disinfection By-Products in Water Treatment, CRC Press, page 486:

     Decarboxylation of syringic acid during oxidative coupling has also been observed in the linkage of syringic acid with itself,¹⁰ substituted anilines,¹¹ and 2,4-dichlorophenol.¹²

   • 2015, Miia R. Mäkelä, et al., 2. Aromatic Metabolism of Filamentous Fungi, Sima Sariaslani, Geoffrey Michael Gadd, Advances in Applied Microbiology, Elsevier (Academic Press), page 112,

     The conversion of syringic acid has been studied in detail in the white-rot basidiomycete Sporotrichum pulverulentum (an anamorph of P. chrysosporium) (Eriksson, Gupta, Nishida, & Rao, 1984).

   • 2024, Cennet Ozay, Zinnet Sevval Axoyalp, “Chapter 9: Plant phenolic acids modulating the renin-angiotensin system”, in Atta-Ur Rahman, editor, Studies in Natural Products Chemistry, Volume 82: Bioactive Natural Products, Elsevier, page 297:

     Syringic acid, also known as 4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxybenzoic acid, is a member of the hydroxybenzoic acid subclass. Syringic acid is prominently found in various spices, including olives, dates, honey, and pumpkin [92].

Translations

naturally occurring O-methylated trihydroxybenzoic acid

• French: acide syringique m
• German: Syringasäure f
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