The EAWAG-BBD p-Xylene Pathway

• 3,6-Dimethylcatechol -----> 2-Hydroxy-3-methyl-6-oxohepta-2,4-dienoate (reacID# r1561)
• 4-Hydroxy-2-oxohexanoate -----> Pyruvate + Propanal (reacID# r0183)
• 2-Hydroxy-3-methyl-6-oxohepta-2,4-dienoate -----> Carbon Dioxide (reacID# r1562)
• 2-Hydroxy-5-methyl-cis,cis-muconic semialdehyde -----> 2-Oxohex-trans-4-enoate + Formate (reacID# r0181)
• 4-Methyl-3-oxoadipate -----> Carbon Dioxide (reacID# r1614)
• 4-Methyl-3-oxoadipate-enol-lactone -----> 4-Methyl-3-oxoadipate (reacID# r1613)
• 3-Methyl-cis,cis-hexadienedioate -----> 3-Methylmuconolactone (reacID# r1615)
• 3-Methyl-cis,cis-hexadienedioate -----> 4-Methylmuconolactone (reacID# r0187)
• p-Methylbenzyl alcohol -----> p-Tolualdehyde (reacID# r0176)
• 4-Methylcatechol -----> 2-Hydroxy-5-methyl-cis,cis-muconic semialdehyde (reacID# r0180)
• 4-Methylcatechol -----> 3-Methyl-cis,cis-hexadienedioate (reacID# r0186)
• 4-Methylcyclohexa-3,5-diene-1,2-cis-diol-1-carboxylic acid -----> 4-Methylcatechol (reacID# r0179)
• 3-Methylmuconolactone -----> 4-Methyl-3-oxoadipate-enol-lactone (reacID# r1612)
• 4-Methylmuconolactone -----> 3-Methylmuconolactone (reacID# r1611)
• 2-Oxohex-trans-4-enoate -----> 4-Hydroxy-2-oxohexanoate (reacID# r0182)
• p-Tolualdehyde -----> p-Toluate (reacID# r0177)
• p-Toluate -----> 4-Methylcyclohexa-3,5-diene-1,2-cis-diol-1-carboxylic acid (reacID# r0178)
• p-Xylene -----> 3,6-Dimethylcatechol (reacID# r1560)
• p-Xylene -----> p-Methylbenzyl alcohol (reacID# r0168)

• Carbon Dioxide [124-38-9] (compID# c0131)
• 3,6-Dimethylcatechol (compID# c1346)
• Formate [64-18-6] (compID# c0106)
• 4-Hydroxy-2-oxohexanoate (compID# c0206)
• 2-Hydroxy-3-methyl-6-oxohepta-2,4-dienoate (compID# c1349)
• 2-Hydroxy-5-methyl-cis,cis-muconic semialdehyde (compID# c0204)
• 4-Methyl-3-oxoadipate (compID# c1396)
• 4-Methyl-3-oxoadipate-enol-lactone (compID# c1395)
• 3-Methyl-cis,cis-hexadienedioate (compID# c0208)
• p-Methylbenzyl alcohol [589-18-4] (compID# c0200)
• 4-Methylcatechol [452-86-8] (compID# c0126)
• 4-Methylcyclohexa-3,5-diene-1,2-cis-diol-1-carboxylic acid (compID# c0203)
• 3-Methylmuconolactone (compID# c1394)
• 4-Methylmuconolactone (compID# c0209)
• 2-Oxohex-trans-4-enoate (compID# c0205)
• Propanal [123-38-6] (compID# c0207)
• Pyruvate [127-17-3] (compID# c0159)
• p-Tolualdehyde [104-87-0] (compID# c0201)
• p-Toluate [99-94-5] (compID# c0202)
• p-Xylene [106-42-3] (compID# c0083)

• EC 1.1.1.90 benzyl alcohol dehydrogenase (enzymeID# e0019)
• EC 1.2.1.7 benzaldehyde dehydrogenase (enzymeID# e0079)
• EC 1.3.1.67 4-methylcyclohexa-3,5-diene-1,2-cis-diol-1-carboxylic acid dehydrogenase (enzymeID# e0173)
• EC 1.13.11.- 3,6-dimethylcatechol 2,3-dioxygenase (enzymeID# e1014)
• EC 1.13.11.1 catechol 1,2-dioxygenase (enzymeID# e0064)
• EC 1.13.11.2 catechol 2,3-dioxygenase (enzymeID# e0156)
• EC 1.14.-.- p-xylene dioxygenase (enzymeID# e1048)
• EC 1.14.12.10 benzoate 1,2-dioxygenase (enzymeID# e0154)
• EC 1.14.13.- xylene monooxygenase (enzymeID# e0172)
• EC 3.1.1.- 4-Methyl-3-oxoadipate-enol-lactone hydrolase (enzymeID# e1061)
• EC 3.7.1.9 2-hydroxymuconate semialdehyde hydrolase (enzymeID# e0139)
• EC 4.1.3.39 4-hydroxy-2-oxovalerate aldolase (enzymeID# e0077)
• EC 4.2.1.80 2-oxopent-4-enoate hydratase (enzymeID# e0078)
• EC 5.4.99.14 4-methylmuconolactone methylisomerase (enzymeID# e1062)
• EC 5.5.1.- methylmuconolactone isomerase (enzymeID# e1060)
• EC 5.5.1.1 muconate cycloisomerase (enzymeID# e0133)

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