From 4-Chlorocatechol to 3-Chloro-cis,cis-muconate

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Balajee S, Mahadevan A. Xenobiotica (1990) 20(6): 607-17.

Search Medline for catechol 1,2-dioxygenase AND 4-chlorocatechol.
36 citations on March 09, 2012. 
          4-Chlorocatechol           
                  |
                  |  O2
         catechol | /
  1,2-dioxygenase |/
        1.13.11.1 | Search GenBank, 769 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
            Kyoto |\
           ExPASy | \
                  |  2H+
                  v
      3-Chloro-cis,cis-muconate
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
vic-Dihydroxyaromatic -----> intradiol ring cleavage (bt0254)
[2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid] [BBD Main Menu]

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0283.
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