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6-methylsalicylic acid

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6-methylsalicylic acid

Summary

6-methylsalicylic acid is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 6-methylsalicylic acid's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • 6-methylsalicylic acid's canonical SMILES is recorded as CC1=C(C(=CC=C1)O)C(=O)O[4].
  • 6-methylsalicylic acid's chemical formula is recorded as C₈H₈O₃[5].
  • 6-methylsalicylic acid is a type of chemical compound[6].
  • 6-methylsalicylic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Penicillium solitum[7].
  • 6-methylsalicylic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Phoma[8].
  • 6-methylsalicylic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Streptomyces albidoflavus[9].
  • 6-methylsalicylic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Streptomyces coelicolor[10].
  • 6-methylsalicylic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Streptomyces viridochromogenes[11].
  • 6-methylsalicylic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Aspergillus terreus[12].
  • 6-methylsalicylic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Aspergillus flavipes[13].
  • 6-methylsalicylic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Mutisia spinosa[14].
  • 6-methylsalicylic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Penicillium griseofulvum[15].
  • 6-methylsalicylic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Penicillium vulpinum[16].
  • 6-methylsalicylic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Epicoccum sorghinum[17].
  • 6-methylsalicylic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Tetramorium impurum[18].
  • 6-methylsalicylic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Aspergillus fumigatus[19].
  • 6-methylsalicylic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Lasiodiplodia theobromae[20].
  • 6-methylsalicylic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Garcinia mangostana[21].
  • 6-methylsalicylic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Neolentinus cyathiformis[22].
  • 6-methylsalicylic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Mycobacterium phlei[23].
  • 6-methylsalicylic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Geosmithia langdonii[24].
  • 6-methylsalicylic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Camponotus vagus[25].
  • 6-methylsalicylic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Glarea lozoyensis[26].
  • 6-methylsalicylic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Leibnitzia anandria[27].

Why It Matters

6-methylsalicylic acid ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month).[2] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Applications of high-performance liquid chromatography to quantitation of metabolites and enzymes of the patulin pathway from Penicillium patulum. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . An Epoxydon-Derived Ester from a Phoma sp. Pathogenic to Rhubarb. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Expression of a functional fungal polyketide synthase in the bacterium Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2). wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Expression of a functional fungal polyketide synthase in the bacterium Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2). wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Expression of a functional fungal polyketide synthase in the bacterium Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2). wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Cloning of the polyketide synthase gene atX from Aspergillus terreus and its identification as the 6-methylsalicylic acid synthase gene by heterologous expression. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Four butyrolactones and diverse bioactive secondary metabolites from terrestrial Aspergillus flavipes MM2: isolation and structure determination.. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Further 5-methyl coumarins and other constituents from the subtribe mutisiinae. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Biosynthesis of 6-methylsalicylic acid; the combined use of mono- and tri-duteriated acetate precursors to investigate the degree of stereocontrol in the aromatisation sequence. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Studies on the Metabolites of Penicillium vulpinum. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Phytotoxic Metabolites of Phoma sorghina, a New Foliar Pathogen of Pokeweed. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Methyl 6-methylsalicylate, trail pheromone of the ant Tetramorium impurum. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Studies on the biosynthesis of quinones in fungi. Incorporation of 6-methylsalicylic acid into fumigatin and related compounds in Aspergillus fumigatus I.M.I. 89353.. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Metabolites from the endophytic fungi Botryosphaeria rhodina PSU-M35 and PSU-M114. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Indanone and mellein derivatives from the Garcinia-derived fungus Xylaria sp. PSU-G12. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . New metabolites from Lentinus degener. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Biosynthesis of 6-methylsalicyclic acid by Mycobacterium phlei. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Antileishmanial metabolites from Geosmithia langdonii. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Chemistry of the mandibular gland secretion of the ant Camponotus vagus. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . A gene (pks2) encoding a putative 6-methylsalicylic acid synthase from Glarea lozoyensis. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Chemical Composition and Biological Activities of Gerbera anandria. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Found in taxon → Penicillium solitum, Phoma, Streptomyces albidoflavus +18
    Subclass of → chemical compound
    Instance of → —
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:6-میتھائل سیلیسی لک ایسڈ]]"
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