From 4-Hydroxyphthalate to 3-Hydroxybenzoate

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Nakazawa T, Hayashi E. Appl Environ Microbiol (1978) 36(2): 264-9.

Search Medline for 4,5-dihydroxyphthalate decarboxylase.
7 citations on March 09, 2012. 
                4-Hydroxyphthalate                 
                         |
                         |  H+
  4,5-dihydroxyphthalate | /
           decarboxylase |/
                4.1.1.55 | Search GenBank, 150 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
                   Kyoto |\
                  ExPASy | \
                         |  CO2
                         v
                 3-Hydroxybenzoate
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
Aromatic dicarboxylate -----> Aromatic carboxylate + CO2 (bt0349)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0152.
It was generated on March 10, 2026 at 10:41:54 AM CDT. 

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