| EC |
1.13.11.8 |
| Accepted name: |
protocatechuate 4,5-dioxygenase |
| Reaction: |
3,4-dihydroxybenzoate + O2 = 4-carboxy-2-hydroxymuconate semialdehyde |
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For diagram of the protocatechuate 3,4-cleavage pathway, click here |
| Glossary: |
3,4-dihydroxybenzoate = protocatechuate |
| Other name(s): |
protocatechuate 4,5-oxygenase; protocatechuic 4,5-dioxygenase; protocatechuic 4,5-oxygenase; protocatechuate:oxygen 4,5-oxidoreductase (decyclizing); protocatechuate:oxygen 4,5-oxidoreductase (ring-opening) |
| Systematic name: |
3,4-dihydroxybenzoate:oxygen 4,5-oxidoreductase (ring-opening) |
| Comments: |
Requires Fe2+. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EAWAG-BBD, EXPASY, Gene, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9029-56-5 |
| References: |
| 1. |
Trippett, S., Dagley, S. and Stopher, D.A. The bacterial oxidation of nicotinic acid. Biochem. J. 76 (1960) 9. |
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| [EC 1.13.11.8 created 1965 as EC 1.13.1.8, transferred 1972 to EC 1.13.11.8] |
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