The EAWAG-BBD 2,4-Dichlorotoluene Pathway

• 2-Chloro-3-methyl-cis/trans-dienelactone -----> 3-Chloro-2-methylmaleylacetate (reacID# r0966)
• 2-Chloro-5-methyl-cis-dienelactone -----> 2-Chloro-5-methylmaleylacetate (reacID# r0961)
• 2-Chloro-5-methylmaleylacetate -----> 5-Methylmaleylacetate (reacID# r1537)
• 3,5-Dichloro-2-methylmuconolactone -----> 2-Chloro-3-methyl-cis/trans-dienelactone (reacID# r0964)
• 3,5-Dichloro-3-methyl-cis,cis-muconate -----> 2-Chloro-5-methyl-cis-dienelactone (reacID# r0960)
• 3,5-Dichloro-3-methyl-cis,cis-muconate -----> 3,5-Dichloro-2-methylmuconolactone (reacID# r0963)
• 4,6-Dichloro-3-methyl-cis-1,2-dihydroxycyclohexa-3,5-diene -----> 4,6-Dichloro-3-methylcatechol (reacID# r0958)
• 4,6-Dichloro-3-methylcatechol -----> 3,5-Dichloro-3-methyl-cis,cis-muconate (reacID# r0959)
• 2,4-Dichlorotoluene -----> 4,6-Dichloro-3-methyl-cis-1,2-dihydroxycyclohexa-3,5-diene (reacID# r0957)
• 5-Methylmaleylacetate -----> 2-Methyl-3-oxoadipate (reacID# r1548)

• 3-Chloro-2-methylmaleylacetate (compID# c0873)
• 2-Chloro-3-methyl-cis/trans-dienelactone (compID# c0872)
• 2-Chloro-5-methyl-cis-dienelactone (compID# c0869)
• 2-Chloro-5-methylmaleylacetate (compID# c0870)
• 3,5-Dichloro-2-methylmuconolactone (compID# c0871)
• 3,5-Dichloro-3-methyl-cis,cis-muconate (compID# c0868)
• 4,6-Dichloro-3-methyl-cis-1,2-dihydroxycyclohexa-3,5-diene (compID# c0866)
• 4,6-Dichloro-3-methylcatechol (compID# c0867)
• 2,4-Dichlorotoluene [95-73-8] (compID# c0865)
• 2-Methyl-3-oxoadipate (compID# c1341)
• 5-Methylmaleylacetate (compID# c1335)

• EC 1.3.1.- cis-chlorobenzene dihydrodiol dehydrogenase (enzymeID# e0411)
• EC 1.3.1.32 maleylacetate reductase (enzymeID# e0063)
• EC 1.13.11.- 4,6-dichloro-3-methylcatechol 1,2-dioxygenase (enzymeID# e0605)
• EC 1.14.12.- tetrachlorobenzene dioxygenase (enzymeID# e0604)
• EC 3.1.1.45 dienelactone hydrolase (enzymeID# e0066)
• EC 5.5.1.7 chloromuconate cycloisomerase (enzymeID# e0065)

Page Author(s): David Wunder and Michael Turnbull
Thu Apr 10 09:27:00 CDT 2003 Contact Us

This is the EAWAG-BBD compounds and reactions page for the 2,4-Dichlorotoluene Pathway.
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