The EAWAG-BBD Benzoate Pathway

• Benzoate -----> Benzoyl-CoA (reacID# r0189)
• Benzoate -----> cis-1,6-Dihydroxy-2,4-cyclohexadiene-1-carboxylic acid (reacID# r0245)
• Benzoate -----> 4-Hydroxybenzoate (reacID# r0623)
• Benzoyl-CoA -----> 2,3-Epoxybenzoyl-CoA (reacID# r1746)
• 2-Chlorobenzoate -----> Catechol (reacID# r0632)
• 3,4-Dehydroadipyl-CoA -----> Succinyl-CoA + Acetyl-CoA (reacID# r1750)
• 3,4-Dehydroadipyl-CoA semialdehyde -----> 3,4-Dehydroadipyl-CoA (reacID# r1748)
• cis-1,6-Dihydroxy-2,4-cyclohexadiene-1-carboxylic acid -----> Catechol (reacID# r0246)
• 2,3-Epoxybenzoyl-CoA -----> 3,4-Dehydroadipyl-CoA semialdehyde (reacID# r1747)
• Saccharin -----> Catechol (reacID# r1667)

• Acetyl-CoA [72-89-9] (compID# c0031)
• Benzoate [65-85-0] (compID# c0121)
• Benzoyl-CoA [6756-74-7] (compID# c0119)
• Catechol [120-80-9] (compID# c0097)
• 2-Chlorobenzoate [118-91-2] (compID# c0355)
• 3,4-Dehydroadipyl-CoA (compID# c1513)
• 3,4-Dehydroadipyl-CoA semialdehyde (compID# c1512)
• cis-1,6-Dihydroxy-2,4-cyclohexadiene-1-carboxylic acid [100459-00-5] (compID# c0280)
• 2,3-Epoxybenzoyl-CoA (compID# c1511)
• 4-Hydroxybenzoate [99-96-7] (compID# c0104)
• Saccharin [81-07-2] (compID# c1454)
• Succinyl-CoA [604-98-8] (compID# c0344)

• EC 1.2.1.77 3,4-dehydroadipyl-CoA semialdehyde dehydrogenase (enzymeID# e1178)
• EC 1.3.1.25 cis-diol dehydrogenase (enzymeID# e0219)
• EC 1.14.12.- saccharin dioxygenase (enzymeID# e1103)
• EC 1.14.12.10 benzoate 1,2-dioxygenase (enzymeID# e0154)
• EC 1.14.12.13 2-halobenzoate 1,2-dioxygenase (enzymeID# e0036)
• EC 1.14.13.- benzoyl-CoA 2,3-monooxygenase (enzymeID# e1176)
• EC 1.14.13.12 benzoate 4-monooxygenase (enzymeID# e0414)
• EC 4.1.2.44 2,3-epoxybenzoyl-CoA hydrolase (enzymeID# e1177)
• EC 6.2.1.25 benzoate-CoA ligase (enzymeID# e0131)

Page Author(s): Jingfeng Feng, Lynda Ellis and Yingxu Liu
April 20, 1999 11:33:58 AM CDT Contact Us

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