The EAWAG-BBD Naphthalene Pathway

• 1,2-Dihydronaphthalene -----> Naphthalene (reacID# r1609)
• 1,2-Dihydronaphthalene -----> Naphthalene (reacID# r1610)
• cis-1,2-Dihydroxy-1,2-dihydronaphthalene -----> 1,2-Dihydroxynaphthalene (reacID# r0335)
• 1,2-Dihydroxynaphthalene -----> 2-Hydroxychromene-2-carboxylate (reacID# r0336)
• trans-o-Hydroxybenzylidenepyruvate -----> Pyruvate + Salicylaldehyde (reacID# r0338)
• 2-Hydroxychromene-2-carboxylate -----> trans-o-Hydroxybenzylidenepyruvate (reacID# r0337)
• Naphthalene -----> cis-1,2-Dihydroxy-1,2-dihydronaphthalene (reacID# r0334)
• Naphthalene -----> 2,3-Dihydroxynaphthalene (reacID# r1616)
• Salicylaldehyde -----> Salicylate (reacID# r0339)
• Salicylate -----> Catechol (reacID# r0340)
• Salicylate -----> Gentisate (reacID# r1034)

• Catechol [120-80-9] (compID# c0097)
• 1,2-Dihydronaphthalene [29828-28-2] (compID# c1393)
• cis-1,2-Dihydroxy-1,2-dihydronaphthalene (compID# c0334)
• 1,2-Dihydroxynaphthalene [574-00-5] (compID# c0129)
• 2,3-Dihydroxynaphthalene [92-44-4] (compID# c1009)
• Gentisate [490-79-9] (compID# c0325)
• trans-o-Hydroxybenzylidenepyruvate [145761-42-8] (compID# c0336)
• 2-Hydroxychromene-2-carboxylate (compID# c0335)
• Naphthalene [91-20-3] (compID# c0333)
• Pyruvate [127-17-3] (compID# c0159)
• Salicylaldehyde [90-02-8] (compID# c0337)
• Salicylate [69-72-7] (compID# c0043)

• EC 1.2.1.65 salicylaldehyde dehydrogenase (enzymeID# e0256)
• EC 1.3.1.29 1,2-dihydroxy-1,2-dihydronaphthalene dehydrogenase (enzymeID# e0122)
• EC 1.13.11.56 1,2-dihydroxynaphthalene dioxygenase (enzymeID# e0255)
• EC 1.14.-.- naphthalene 2,3-dioxygenase (enzymeID# e1063)
• EC 1.14.12.11 toluene dioxygenase (enzymeID# e0155)
• EC 1.14.12.12 naphthalene 1,2-dioxygenase (enzymeID# e0002)
• EC 1.14.13.- salicylate 5-hydroxylase (enzymeID# e0644)
• EC 1.14.13.1 salicylate hydroxylase (enzymeID# e0149)
• EC 4.1.2.25 trans-o-hydroxybenzylidenepyruvate hydratase-aldolase (enzymeID# e0257)
• EC 5.99.1.4 2-hydroxychromene-2-carboxylate isomerase (enzymeID# e0163)

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December 15, 1997 4:54:36 PM CST Contact Us

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