Uses
3-Phenylbutyric acid is used to isolate
Rhodococcus rhodochrous PB1 from compost soil.
Definition
ChEBI: 3-phenylbutyric acid is a monocarboxylic acid that is butanoic acid substituted by a phenyl group at position 3. It has a role as an antibacterial agent and a bacterial xenobiotic metabolite. It is a member of benzenes and a monocarboxylic acid. It is functionally related to a 3-phenylpropionic acid.
General Description
3-Phenylbutyric acid is a metabolite of the oxidation of sec-octylbenzene.