orsellinic acid

chemical compound
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orsellinic acid

Summary

orsellinic acid is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • orsellinic acid's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • orsellinic acid's canonical SMILES is recorded as CC1=CC(=CC(=C1C(=O)O)O)O[4].
  • orsellinic acid's chemical formula is recorded as C₈H₈O₄[5].
  • orsellinic acid is a type of chemical compound[6].
  • orsellinic acid is part of o-orsellinic acid metabolic process[7].
  • orsellinic acid is part of o-orsellinic acid catabolic process[8].
  • orsellinic acid is part of o-orsellinic acid biosynthetic process[9].
  • orsellinic acid's Commons category is recorded as Orsellinic acid[10].
  • orsellinic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Chaetomium globosum[11].
  • orsellinic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Stachybotrys cylindrospora[12].
  • orsellinic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Hypoxylon rubiginosum[13].
  • orsellinic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Aspergillus terreus[14].
  • orsellinic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Cetrelia cetrarioides[15].
  • orsellinic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Nidularia pulvinata[16].
  • orsellinic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Parmelia tinctoria[17].
  • orsellinic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Parmotrema stuppeum[18].
  • orsellinic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Stachybotrys cylindrosporus[19].
  • orsellinic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Umbilicaria torrefacta[20].
  • orsellinic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Penicillium purpurogenum[21].
  • orsellinic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Aspergillus fumigatus[22].
  • orsellinic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Parmotrema cooperi[23].
  • orsellinic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Penicillium aurantiogriseum[24].
  • orsellinic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Penicillium cyclopium[25].
  • orsellinic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Aspergillus nidulans[26].
  • orsellinic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Escherichia coli[27].

Why It Matters

orsellinic acid ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Globosumones A-C, cytotoxic orsellinic acid esters from the Sonoran desert endophytic fungus Chaetomium globosum. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Secondary metabolites of the aspen fungus Stachybotrys cylindrospora. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . New azaphilones from the inedible mushroom Hypoxylon rubiginosum. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Inducing secondary metabolite production by the soil-dwelling fungus Aspergillus terreus through bacterial co-culture. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Pulvinatal, a novel bioactive metabolite from the basidiomycete Nidularia pulvinata (Schw.) Fr. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Chemical constituents from Paris mairei. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Phenolic constituents from the lichen Parmotrema stuppeum (Nyl.) Hale and their antioxidant activity. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Secondary metabolites of the aspen fungus Stachybotrys cylindrospora. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Applications of negative fast atom bombardment and MS/MS to screening of lichen compounds. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Anti-influenza Virus Polyketides from the Acid-Tolerant Fungus Penicillium purpurogenum JS03-21. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . 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.
  21. [23] . New antiglycation and enzyme inhibitors from Parmotrema cooperi. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Stereospecific elimination of hydrogen atoms with opposite absolute orientations during the biosynthesis of orsellinic acid from chiral malonates in Penicillium cyclopium. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Stereospecific elimination of hydrogen atoms with opposite absolute orientations during the biosynthesis of orsellinic acid from chiral malonates in Penicillium cyclopium. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Intimate bacterial-fungal interaction triggers biosynthesis of archetypal polyketides in Aspergillus nidulans. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Intimate bacterial-fungal interaction triggers biosynthesis of archetypal polyketides in Aspergillus nidulans. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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