From 2,3-Dihydroxybiphenyl to 2-Hydroxy-6-oxo-6-phenylhexa-2,4-dienoate

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Furukawa K, Arimura N, Miyazaki T. J Bacteriol (1987) 169(1): 427-9.

Search Medline titles for 2,3-dihydroxybiphenyl 1,2-dioxygenase.
24 citations on August 06, 2012. 
              2,3-Dihydroxybiphenyl              
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                        |  O2
  2,3-dihydroxybiphenyl | /
        1,2-dioxygenase |/
             1.13.11.39 | Search GenBank, 135 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
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                 ExPASy | \
                        |  H+
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    2-Hydroxy-6-oxo-6-phenylhexa-2,4-dienoate
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
vic-Dihydroxybenzenoid -----> extradiol ring cleavage (bt0008)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0390.
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