| EC |
4.1.2.34 |
| Accepted name: |
4-(2-carboxyphenyl)-2-oxobut-3-enoate aldolase |
| Reaction: |
(3Z)-4-(2-carboxyphenyl)-2-oxobut-3-enoate + H2O = 2-formylbenzoate + pyruvate |
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For diagram of phenanthrene catabolism, click here |
| Other name(s): |
2′-carboxybenzalpyruvate aldolase; (3E)-4-(2-carboxyphenyl)-2-oxobut-3-enoate 2-carboxybenzaldehyde-lyase; (3Z)-4-(2-carboxyphenyl)-2-oxobut-3-enoate 2-formylbenzoate-lyase |
| Systematic name: |
(3Z)-4-(2-carboxyphenyl)-2-oxobut-3-enoate 2-formylbenzoate-lyase (pyruvate-forming) |
| Comments: |
Involved, with EC 1.13.11.38 (1-hydroxy-2-naphthoate 1,2-dioxygenase), in the metabolism of phenanthrene in bacteria. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EAWAG-BBD, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 86611-90-7 |
| References: |
| 1. |
Barnsley, E.A. Phthalate pathway of phenanthrene metabolism: formation of 2′-carboxybenzalpyruvate. J. Bacteriol. 154 (1983) 113–117. [PMID: 6833175] |
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| [EC 4.1.2.34 created 1989] |
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