From 2,3-Dihydroxydiphenyl ether to Phenol and 2-Hydroxymuconate

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Medline reference
Kim YM, Nam IH, Murugesan K, Schmidt S, Crowley DE, Chang YS. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol (2007) 77(1): 187-94.

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6 citations on March 09, 2012. 
                 2,3-Dihydroxydiphenyl ether                 
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                              |  O2
  2,3-dihydroxydiphenyl ether | /
                  dioxygenase |/
                    1.13.11.- |
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                       ExPASy |
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        [2-Hydroxy-6-oxo-6-phenoxy-hexa-2,4-dienoate]        
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                              |  H2O
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                              v
                 Phenol + 2-Hydroxymuconate
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