From 3,4,6-Trichlorocatechol to 2,3,5-Trichloro-cis,cis-muconate

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
van der Meer JR, van Neerven AR, de Vries EJ, de Vos WM, Zehnder AJ. J Bacteriol (1991) 173(1): 6-15.

Search Medline for trichlorocatechol AND catechol 1,2-dioxygenase.
4 citations on March 09, 2012. 

       3,4,6-Trichlorocatechol       
                  |
                  |  O2
         catechol | /
  1,2-dioxygenase |/
        1.13.11.1 | Search GenBank, 769 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
            Kyoto |\
           ExPASy | \
                  |  2H+
                  v
  2,3,5-Trichloro-cis,cis-muconate
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
vic-Dihydroxyaromatic -----> intradiol ring cleavage (bt0254)
[1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene (an/aerobic)] [BBD Main Menu]

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0528.
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