Benzylfumaric acid

An interesting initial transformation reaction for the anaerobic metabolism of toluene was reported by Evans et al. (1992a) using a denitrifying bacterium. These investigators found benzylsuccinic acid and benzylfumaric acid as metabolic dead-end products of toluene decay. They hypothesized the addition of the four... 

Migaud ME, JC Chee-Sandford, JM Tiedje, JW Frost (1996) Benzylfumaric, benzylmaleic, and Z- and -phenylitaconic acids synthesis, characterization, and correlation with a metabolite generated by Azoarcus tolulyticus Tol-4 during anaerobic toluene degradation. Appl Environ Microbiol 62 974-978. 

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