@article{mbs:/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-133-9-2473, author = "EATON, RICHARD W. and RIBBONS, DOUGLAS W.", title = "Biotransformation of 3-Methylphthalate by Micrococcus sp. Strain 12B", journal= "Microbiology", year = "1987", volume = "133", number = "9", pages = "2473-2476", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-133-9-2473", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-133-9-2473", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1465-2080", type = "Journal Article", abstract = "SUMMARY: When Micrococcus strain 12B grown on o-phthalate was incubated with 3-methylphthalate, three compounds accumulated. These were shown to be 2-pyrone-3-methyl-4,6-dicarboxylic acid, 3,4-dihydroxy-6-methylphthalic acid, and 5-hydroxy-3-methylphthalic acid, all previously undescribed. A pathway for the formation of these compounds is proposed.", }