Protocatechuic Acid

White to slightly brown crystals, soluble in hot water, ethanol and ether, slightly soluble in water, insoluble in benzene, petroleum ether.

Basic Information:

Synonyms: 3,4-Dihydroxybenzoic acid

CAS: 99-50-3

Molecular Formula: C₇H₆O₄

Molecular Weight: 154.12

Properties: White to slightly brown needle shaped crystals; soluble in hot water, ethanol, and ether, slightly soluble in water, insoluble in benzene and petroleum ether.

Protocatechuic Acid is an bioactive natural product widely found in plants like Odontosoria chinensis, llex chinensis Sims, Sanvia mitiorrhiza Bge etc.

It is an important APl intermediate as well as inhibitory component in anti-avian influenza medicine.

Viablife has developed a sustainable bioproduction process for protocatechuic acid using synthetic biology technology to replace the traditional chemical synthesis method that is environmentally unfriendly.

Effects:

① Antibacterial activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterobacteriaceae typhimurium, Shigella dysenteriae, Bacillus alcaligenes, Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, etc.

② Phlegm elimination and asthma relief

Applications:

① Clinical treatment of chronic tracheitis

② Raw material for the synthesis of organic intermediates and dyes

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