From 3,5-Dichlorocatechol to 2,4-Dichloro-cis,cis-muconate

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Bhat MA, Ishida T, Horiike K, Vaidyanathan CS, Nozaki M. Arch Biochem Biophys (1993) 300(2): 738-46.

Search Medline for 3,5-dichlorocatechol 1,2-dioxygenase.
3 citations on March 09, 2012. 

             3,5-Dichlorocatechol              
                       |
                       |  O2
  3,5-dichlorocatechol | /
       1,2-dioxygenase |/
             1.13.11.- | Search GenBank, 2 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
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                ExPASy | \
                       |  2H+
                       v
         2,4-Dichloro-cis,cis-muconate
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
vic-Dihydroxyaromatic -----> intradiol ring cleavage (bt0254)
[2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid] [BBD Main Menu]

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0276.
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