The EAWAG-BBD Biphenyl Pathway

• Biphenyl -----> cis-2,3-Dihydro-2,3-dihydroxybiphenyl (reacID# r0388)
• cis-2,3-Dihydro-2,3-dihydroxybiphenyl -----> 2,3-Dihydroxybiphenyl (reacID# r0389)
• 2,3-Dihydroxybiphenyl -----> 2-Hydroxy-6-oxo-6-phenylhexa-2,4-dienoate (reacID# r0390)
• 2-Hydroxy-6-oxo-6-phenylhexa-2,4-dienoate -----> Benzoate + cis-2-Hydroxypenta-2,4-dienoate (reacID# r0391)
• 2-Hydroxybiphenyl -----> 2,3-Dihydroxybiphenyl (reacID# r1423)

• Benzoate [65-85-0] (compID# c0121)
• Biphenyl [92-52-4] (compID# c0371)
• cis-2,3-Dihydro-2,3-dihydroxybiphenyl [34244-66-1] (compID# c0372)
• 2,3-Dihydroxybiphenyl [1133-63-7] (compID# c0373)
• 2-Hydroxy-6-oxo-6-phenylhexa-2,4-dienoate (compID# c0374)
• 2-Hydroxybiphenyl [90-43-7] (compID# c0269)
• cis-2-Hydroxypenta-2,4-dienoate [159694-16-3] (compID# c0102)

• EC 1.3.1.56 2,3-dihydro-2,3-dihydroxybiphenyl dehydrogenase (enzymeID# e0134)
• EC 1.13.11.39 2,3-dihydroxybiphenyl 1,2-dioxygenase (enzymeID# e0127)
• EC 1.14.12.18 biphenyl dioxygenase (enzymeID# e0089)
• EC 1.14.13.44 2-hydroxybiphenyl 3-monooxygenase (enzymeID# e0896)
• EC 3.7.1.8 2-hydroxy-6-oxo-6-phenylhexa-2,4-dienoate hydrolase (enzymeID# e0033)

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