From Tetrachlorocatechol to Tetrachloro-cis,cis-muconate

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Potrawfke T, Armengaud J, Wittich RM. J Bacteriol (2001) 183(3): 997-1011.

Search Medline for tetrachlorocatechol dioxygenase.
8 citations on March 09, 2012. 
         Tetrachlorocatechol         
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         catechol | /
  1,2-dioxygenase |/
        1.13.11.1 | Search GenBank, 769 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
            Kyoto |
           ExPASy |
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    Tetrachloro-cis,cis-muconate
Display a pathway starting from this reaction.

EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
vic-Dihydroxyaromatic -----> intradiol ring cleavage (bt0254)
[Tetrachlorobenzene] [BBD Main Menu]

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0801.
It was generated on November 13, 2025 at 2:32:28 PM CST. 

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