The EAWAG-BBD o-Xylene Pathway

• 1,2-Dihydroxy-6-methylcyclohexa-3,5-dienecarboxylate -----> 3-Methylcatechol (reacID# r0224)
• 3,4-Dimethylcatechol -----> 2-Hydroxy-5-methyl-6-oxohepta-2,4-dienoate (reacID# r1555)
• 4,5-Dimethylcatechol -----> 2-Hydroxy-4,5-dimethyl-6-oxohexa-2,4-dienoate (reacID# r1558)
• 2-Hydroxy-4,5-dimethyl-6-oxohexa-2,4-dienoate -----> Carbon Dioxide (reacID# r1559)
• 2-Hydroxy-5-methyl-6-oxohepta-2,4-dienoate -----> Carbon Dioxide (reacID# r1556)
• 2-Methylbenzaldehyde -----> o-Methylbenzoate (reacID# r0222)
• o-Methylbenzoate -----> 1,2-Dihydroxy-6-methylcyclohexa-3,5-dienecarboxylate (reacID# r0223)
• 2-Methylbenzyl alcohol -----> 2-Methylbenzaldehyde (reacID# r0221)
• o-Xylene -----> 3,4-Dimethylcatechol (reacID# r1554)
• o-Xylene -----> 4,5-Dimethylcatechol (reacID# r1557)
• o-Xylene -----> 2-Methylbenzyl alcohol (reacID# r0220)

• Carbon Dioxide [124-38-9] (compID# c0131)
• 1,2-Dihydroxy-6-methylcyclohexa-3,5-dienecarboxylate (compID# c0252)
• 3,4-Dimethylcatechol [2785-76-4] (compID# c1344)
• 4,5-Dimethylcatechol (compID# c1345)
• 2-Hydroxy-4,5-dimethyl-6-oxohexa-2,4-dienoate (compID# c1348)
• 2-Hydroxy-5-methyl-6-oxohepta-2,4-dienoate (compID# c1347)
• 2-Methylbenzaldehyde [529-20-4] (compID# c0250)
• o-Methylbenzoate [118-90-1] (compID# c0251)
• 2-Methylbenzyl alcohol [89-95-2] (compID# c0249)
• 3-Methylcatechol [488-17-5] (compID# c0125)
• o-Xylene [95-47-6] (compID# c0248)

• EC 1.1.1.90 benzyl alcohol dehydrogenase (enzymeID# e0019)
• EC 1.2.1.7 benzaldehyde dehydrogenase (enzymeID# e0079)
• EC 1.3.1.68 1,2-dihydroxy-6-methylcyclohexa-3,5-dienecarboxylate dehydrogenase (enzymeID# e0194)
• EC 1.13.11.- 4,5-dimethylcatechol 2,3-dioxygenase (enzymeID# e1013)
• EC 1.13.11.2 catechol 2,3-dioxygenase (enzymeID# e0156)
• EC 1.14.-.- o-xylene 3,4-dioxygenase (enzymeID# e1046)
• EC 1.14.-.- o-xylene 4,5-dioxygenase (enzymeID# e1047)
• EC 1.14.12.- toluate dioxygenase (enzymeID# e0190)
• EC 1.14.13.- xylene monooxygenase (enzymeID# e0172)

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