Monohydroxybenzoic acid
Index of chemical compounds with the same name
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Monohydroxybenzoic acid may refer to any of three isomeric phenolic acids:
- Salicylic acid (2-hydroxybenzoic acid, o-hydroxybenzoic acid)
- 3-Hydroxybenzoic acid (m-hydroxybenzoic acid)
- 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid (p-hydroxybenzoic acid)
Monohydroxybenzoic acids can be degraded by microbes.[1]
