The EAWAG-BBD 2-Methylnaphthalene Pathway

• cis-1,2-Dihydroxy-1,2-dihydro-7-hydroxymethylnaphthalene -----> 1,2-Dihydroxy-7-hydroxymethylnaphthalene (reacID# r0763)
• cis-1,2-Dihydroxy-1,2-dihydro-7-methylnaphthalene -----> 4-Methylsalicylate (reacID# r0797)
• 1,2-Dihydroxy-7-hydroxymethylnaphthalene -----> 2-Hydroxy-7-hydroxymethylchromene-2-carboxylate (reacID# r0764)
• 2-Hydroxy-4-hydroxymethylbenzalpyruvate -----> Pyruvate + 4-Hydroxymethylsalicylaldehyde (reacID# r0766)
• 2-Hydroxy-7-hydroxymethylchromene-2-carboxylate -----> 2-Hydroxy-4-hydroxymethylbenzalpyruvate (reacID# r0765)
• 2-Hydroxymethylnaphthalene -----> cis-1,2-Dihydroxy-1,2-dihydro-7-hydroxymethylnaphthalene (reacID# r0762)
• 2-Hydroxymethylnaphthalene -----> 2-Naphthaldehyde (reacID# r0771)
• 4-Hydroxymethylsalicylaldehyde -----> 4-Hydroxymethylsalicylate (reacID# r0767)
• 4-Hydroxymethylsalicylate -----> 4-Hydroxymethylcatechol (reacID# r0768)
• 2-Methylnaphthalene -----> cis-1,2-Dihydroxy-1,2-dihydro-7-methylnaphthalene (reacID# r0770)
• 2-Methylnaphthalene -----> 2-Hydroxymethylnaphthalene (reacID# r0788)
• 4-Methylsalicylate -----> 4-Methylcatechol (reacID# r0769)
• 2-Naphthaldehyde -----> 4-Formylsalicylic acid (reacID# r0796)
• 2-Naphthaldehyde -----> 2-Naphthoate (reacID# r0772)

• cis-1,2-Dihydroxy-1,2-dihydro-7-hydroxymethylnaphthalene (compID# c0706)
• cis-1,2-Dihydroxy-1,2-dihydro-7-methylnaphthalene (compID# c0704)
• 1,2-Dihydroxy-7-hydroxymethylnaphthalene (compID# c0707)
• 4-Formylsalicylic acid (compID# c0703)
• 2-Hydroxy-4-hydroxymethylbenzalpyruvate (compID# c0709)
• 2-Hydroxy-7-hydroxymethylchromene-2-carboxylate (compID# c0708)
• 4-Hydroxymethylcatechol [3897-89-0] (compID# c0712)
• 2-Hydroxymethylnaphthalene [1592-38-7] (compID# c0700)
• 4-Hydroxymethylsalicylaldehyde [156605-23-1] (compID# c0710)
• 4-Hydroxymethylsalicylate (compID# c0711)
• 4-Methylcatechol [452-86-8] (compID# c0126)
• 2-Methylnaphthalene [91-57-6] (compID# c0699)
• 4-Methylsalicylate [50-85-1] (compID# c0705)
• 2-Naphthaldehyde [66-99-9] (compID# c0701)
• 2-Naphthoate [93-09-4] (compID# c0702)
• Pyruvate [127-17-3] (compID# c0159)

• EC 1.1.1.1 alcohol dehydrogenase (enzymeID# e0023)
• EC 1.2.1.- 2-naphthaldehyde dehydrogenase (enzymeID# e0483)
• EC 1.2.1.- 4-hydroxymethylsalicyaldehyde dehydrogenase (enzymeID# e0495)
• EC 1.3.1.29 1,2-dihydroxy-1,2-dihydronaphthalene dehydrogenase (enzymeID# e0122)
• EC 1.13.-.- 1,2-dihydroxy-7-hydroxymethylnaphthalene dioxygenase (enzymeID# e0498)
• EC 1.14.12.12 naphthalene 1,2-dioxygenase (enzymeID# e0002)
• EC 1.14.13.- 2-methylnaphthalene hydroxylase (enzymeID# e0490)
• EC 1.14.13.1 salicylate hydroxylase (enzymeID# e0149)
• EC 4.1.2.- 2-hydroxy-4-hydroxymethylbenzalpyruvate hydratase-aldolase (enzymeID# e0496)
• EC 5.3.99.- 2-hydroxy-7-hydroxymethylchromene-2-carboxylate isomerase (enzymeID# e0497)

Page Author(s): Prashant S. Phale, Branko Strok and Sivakumaran Raman
January 2, 2002 4:32:31 PM CST Contact Us

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