Phloroglucinol carboxylic acid
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Phloroglucinol carboxylic acid is a trihydroxybenzoic acid
Trihydroxybenzoic acid
Trihydroxybenzoic acid may refer to the following phenolic acids :* Gallic acid * Phloroglucinol carboxylic acid O-methylated trihydroxybenzoic acids are :* Eudesmic acid* Syringic acid...

, a type of phenolic acid. It is a catechin
Catechin
Catechin is a natural phenol antioxidant plant secondary metabolite. The term catechins is also commonly used to refer to the related family of flavonoids and the subgroup flavan-3-ols ....

 degradation product excreted by the bacterium Acinetobacter calcoaceticus
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus is a species of bacteria part of the Human body normal flora.Phloroglucinol carboxylic acid is a degradation product excreted by A. calcoaceticus grown on -catechin as sole source of carbon.-External links:*...

,a species of bacteria part of the Human body normal flora, grown on catechin as sole source of carbon. It is also found in wine.
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