From 4-Methylcatechol to 3-Methyl-cis,cis-hexadienedioate

Graphic of the reaction.
Medline reference: Murakami S, Kodama N, Shinke R, Aoki K. Gene (1997) 185(1): 49-54.
Search Medline titles for catechol 1,2-dioxygenase.: 48 citations on March 09, 2012.

          4-Methylcatechol           
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         catechol | /
  1,2-dioxygenase |/
        1.13.11.1 | Search GenBank, 769 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
            Kyoto |
           ExPASy |
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  3-Methyl-cis,cis-hexadienedioate

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