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5-Hydroxy-6-methyl-3,4-pyridinedicarboxylic Acid is used in studies to identify 4-pyridoxic acid dehydrogenase gene in pyridoxine catabolism of Mesorhizobium loti MAFF303099.

ChEBI: 5-hydroxy-6-methylpyridine-3,4-dicarboxylic acid is a monohydroxypyridine and a member of methylpyridines. It is functionally related to a cinchomeronic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 5-hydroxy-6-methylpyridine-3,4-dicarboxylate and a 5-oxido-6-methylpyridinium-3,4-dicarboxylate.