%0 Journal Article %A EATON, RICHARD W. %A RIBBONS, DOUGLAS W. %T Biotransformation of 3-Methylphthalate by Micrococcus sp. Strain 12B %D 1987 %J Microbiology, %V 133 %N 9 %P 2473-2476 %@ 1465-2080 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-133-9-2473 %I Microbiology Society, %X 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. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-133-9-2473