Dihydrophloroglucinol

Dihydrophloroglucinol is a chemical compound found in the pathway of the microbial degradation of phloroglucinol and other phenolic compounds.^[1]

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Dihydrophloroglucinol

Names
Preferred IUPAC name 3,5-Dihydroxycyclohex-2-en-1-one
Other names 1,3-Dioxo-5-hydroxycyclohexane
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:16370
ChemSpider	354
KEGG	C06719
PubChem CID	361
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID90635547
InChI InChI=1S/C6H8O3/c7-4-1-5(8)3-6(9)2-4/h1,6-7,9H,2-3H2 Key: JUOPGIRJUCFNBD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES C1C(CC(=O)C=C1O)O
Properties
Chemical formula	C6H8O3
Molar mass	128.127 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 Â°C [77 Â°F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

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The enzyme phloroglucinol reductase uses dihydrophloroglucinol and NADP⁺ to produce phloroglucinol, NADPH, and H⁺. It is found in the bacterium species Eubacterium oxidoreducens.^[2]