2-Fluorobenzoic acid is an aromatic organic compound with the formula FC6H4CO2H. It is one of three isomeric fluorobenzoic acids. Its conjugate base is 2-fluorobenzoate. The compound is an irritant.
Its metabolism has been studied extensively in the field of microbiology.[1][2] Its conjugate base is part of the pathway of 2-fluorobiphenyl metabolism by Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes.
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References
- ^ Milne, G. W. A.; P. Goldman; J. L. Holtzman (1968). "The metabolism of 2-fluorobenzoic acid. Studies with 18O2". J. Biol. Chem. 243 (20): 5374–5376. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)91959-9. PMID 5702050.
- ^ Murphy, Cormac D.; Quirke, Shane; Balogun, Olufunmilayo (2008). "Degradation of fluorobiphenyl by Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenesKF707". FEMS Microbiology Letters. 286 (1): 45–9. doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.2008.01243.x. PMID 18616594.
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