From 4-Fluorocatechol to 3-Fluoro-cis,cis-muconate

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Schreiber A, Hellwig M, Dorn E, Reineke W, Knackmuss HJ. Appl Environ Microbiol (1980) 39(1): 58-67.

Search Medline for 4-fluorocatechol metabolism AND bacteria.
17 citations on September 06, 2012. 
          4-Fluorocatechol           
                  |
                  |  O2
         catechol | /
  1,2-dioxygenase |/
        1.13.11.1 | Search GenBank, 769 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
            Kyoto |\
           ExPASy | \
                  |  2H+
                  v
      3-Fluoro-cis,cis-muconate
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
vic-Dihydroxyaromatic -----> intradiol ring cleavage (bt0254)
[4-Fluorobenzoate (an/aerobic)] [BBD Main Menu]

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1207.
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