Fermentative production of benzoic acid is seldom reported and the present report serendipitously expressed it, though in small quantity (∼30 mg/l). Lipoxygenases (LOXs) catalyse the stereo-specific ...

THE chlorination of benzoic acid in alkaline solution by means of sodium hypochlorite is often quoted as an example of the effect of ionisation on orientation. Lossen's experiments 1 have been ...

For decades, researchers have tried to cocrystallize caffeine and benzoic acid. The combination is of interest for potential pharmaceutical applications such as headache treatments. Although ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The hypoxanthine/xanthine oxidase enzyme system is known to produce the Superoxide ion and hydrogen peroxide during the hydroxylation of ...

Chemists have discovered a way to use light and oxygen to upcycle polystyrene -- a type of plastic found in many common items -- into benzoic acid, a product stocked in undergraduate and high school ...