From Salicylate to Gentisate

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Zhou NY, Al-Dulayymi J, Baird MS, Williams PA. J Bacteriol (2002) 184(6): 1547-55.

Search Medline for salicylate 5-hydroxylase.
17 citations on March 09, 2012. 
           Salicylate            
                |
                |  O2 + NAD(P)H + H+
     salicylate | /
  5-hydroxylase |/
      1.14.13.- | Search GenBank, 61 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
                |\
         ExPASy | \
                |  H2O + NAD(P)+
                v
            Gentisate
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
1-Hydroxy-4-unsubstituted benzenoid -----> 1,4-Dihydroxybenzenoid derivative (bt0064)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1034.
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