The EAWAG-BBD 1-Methylnaphthalene Pathway

• cis-1,2-Dihydroxy-1,2-dihydro-8-methylnaphthalene -----> 1,2-Dihydroxy-8-methylnaphthalene (reacID# r0780)
• 1,2-Dihydroxy-8-methylnaphthalene -----> 2-Hydroxy-8-methylchromene-2-carboxylate (reacID# r0781)
• 2-Hydroxy-3-methylbenzalpyruvate -----> Pyruvate + 3-Methylsalicylaldehyde (reacID# r0783)
• 2-Hydroxy-8-methylchromene-2-carboxylate -----> 2-Hydroxy-3-methylbenzalpyruvate (reacID# r0782)
• 1-Hydroxymethylnaphthalene -----> 1-Naphthaldehyde (reacID# r0786)
• 1-Methylnaphthalene -----> cis-1,2-Dihydroxy-1,2-dihydro-8-methylnaphthalene (reacID# r0779)
• 1-Methylnaphthalene -----> 1-Hydroxymethylnaphthalene (reacID# r0795)
• 3-Methylsalicylaldehyde -----> 3-Methylsalicylate (reacID# r0784)
• 3-Methylsalicylate -----> 3-Methylcatechol (reacID# r0785)
• 1-Naphthaldehyde -----> 1-Naphthoic acid (reacID# r0787)

• cis-1,2-Dihydroxy-1,2-dihydro-8-methylnaphthalene (compID# c0714)
• 1,2-Dihydroxy-8-methylnaphthalene (compID# c0715)
• 2-Hydroxy-3-methylbenzalpyruvate (compID# c0717)
• 2-Hydroxy-8-methylchromene-2-carboxylate (compID# c0716)
• 1-Hydroxymethylnaphthalene [4780-79-4] (compID# c0720)
• 3-Methylcatechol [488-17-5] (compID# c0125)
• 1-Methylnaphthalene [90-12-0] (compID# c0713)
• 3-Methylsalicylaldehyde [824-42-0] (compID# c0718)
• 3-Methylsalicylate [45848-87-1] (compID# c0719)
• 1-Naphthaldehyde [66-77-3] (compID# c0721)
• 1-Naphthoic acid [86-55-5] (compID# c0723)
• Pyruvate [127-17-3] (compID# c0159)

• EC 1.1.1.1 alcohol dehydrogenase (enzymeID# e0023)
• EC 1.2.1.- 1-naphthaldehyde dehydrogenase (enzymeID# e0489)
• EC 1.2.1.- 3-methylsalicylaldehyde dehydrogenase (enzymeID# e0504)
• EC 1.3.1.29 1,2-dihydroxy-1,2-dihydronaphthalene dehydrogenase (enzymeID# e0122)
• EC 1.13.-.- 1,2-dihydroxy-8-methylnaphthalene dioxygenase (enzymeID# e0501)
• EC 1.14.12.12 naphthalene 1,2-dioxygenase (enzymeID# e0002)
• EC 1.14.13.- 1-methylnaphthalene hydroxylase (enzymeID# e0500)
• EC 1.14.13.1 salicylate hydroxylase (enzymeID# e0149)
• EC 4.1.2.- 2-hydroxy-3-methylbenzalpyruvate hydratase-aldolase (enzymeID# e0503)
• EC 5.3.99.- 2-hydroxy-8-methylchromene-2-carboxylate isomerase (enzymeID# e0502)

Page Author(s): Prashant S. Phale and Sivakumaran Raman
January 2, 2002 4:36:59 PM CST Contact Us

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