From 3,6-Dichlorocatechol to 2,5-Dichloro-cis,cis-muconate

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Spiess E, Sommer C, Gorisch H. Appl Environ Microbiol (1995) 61(11): 3884-8.

Search Medline for chlorocatechol 1,2-dioxygenase AND dichlorocatechol.
11 citations on March 09, 2012. 

             3,6-Dichlorocatechol              
                       |
                       |  O2
  3,6-dichlorocatechol | /
       1,2-dioxygenase |/
             1.13.11.- | Search GenBank, 96 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
                       |\
                ExPASy | \
                       |  2H+
                       v
         2,5-Dichloro-cis,cis-muconate
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
vic-Dihydroxyaromatic -----> intradiol ring cleavage (bt0254)
[1,4-Dichlorobenzene] [BBD Main Menu]

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0655.
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