From 2,6-Dibromohydroquinone to 2-Bromomaleylacetate

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Xun L, Bohuslavek J, Cai M. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (1999) 266(2): 322-5.

Search Medline for 2,6-Dichlorohydroquinone dioxygenase.
9 citations on March 09, 2012. 
                   2,6-Dibromohydroquinone                   
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                              |  O2
  2,6-dichloro-p-hydroquinone | /
              1,2-dioxygenase |/
                    1.13.11.- | Search GenBank, 2 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
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                       ExPASy | \
                              |  H+
                              v
    [(2E,4E)-1,5-Dibromo-3-hydroxy-muconic semialdehyde]     
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                              |  H2O
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                              |  2H+,Br-
                              v
                    2-Bromomaleylacetate
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
1,4-Dihydroxy-2-halobenzenoid -----> 2-Halomaleylacetate (bt0069)
[Bromoxynil (an/aerobic)] [BBD Main Menu]

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0718.
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