The EAWAG-BBD Orcinol Pathway

• Acetylpyruvate -----> Pyruvate + Acetate (reacID# r0095)
• Orcinol -----> 2,3,5-Trihydroxytoluene (reacID# r0092)
• 2,3,5-Trihydroxytoluene -----> 2,4,6-Trioxoheptanoate (reacID# r0093)
• 2,4,6-Trioxoheptanoate -----> Acetylpyruvate (reacID# r0094)

• Acetate [64-19-7] (compID# c0050)
• Acetylpyruvate [5699-58-1] (compID# c0158)
• Orcinol [504-15-4] (compID# c0155)
• Pyruvate [127-17-3] (compID# c0159)
• 2,3,5-Trihydroxytoluene [767-81-7] (compID# c0156)
• 2,4,6-Trioxoheptanoate [16720-09-5] (compID# c0157)

• EC 1.13.11.- trihydroxytoluene dioxygenase (enzymeID# e0074)
• EC 1.14.13.6 orcinol hydroxylase (enzymeID# e0073)
• EC 3.7.1.- trioxoheptanoate hydrolase (enzymeID# e0075)
• EC 3.7.1.6 acetylpyruvate hydrolase (enzymeID# e0076)

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