Reaction Details
Reaction: Thumb
protocatechuate + oxygen → 3-carboxy-cis,cis-muconate + 2 H+
Enzymes:
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PseudoCyc Reaction ID:PROTOCATECHUATE-34-DIOXYGENASE-RXN
References:
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  • Gross SR, Gafford RD, Tatum EL (1956). "The metabolism of protocatechuic acid by Neurospora." J Biol Chem 219(2);781-96. PMID: 13319299
  • STANIER RY, INGRAHAM JL (1954). "Protocatechuic acid oxidase." J Biol Chem 210(2);799-808. PMID: 13211618