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EC 1.13.11.37 Details
EC number
1.13.11.37
Accepted name
hydroxyquinol 1,2-dioxygenase
Reaction
hydroxyquinol + O2 = maleylacetate
Other name(s)
hydroxyquinol dioxygenase, benzene-1,2,4-triol:oxygen 1,2-oxidoreductase (decyclizing), benzene-1,2,4-triol:oxygen 1,2-oxidoreductase (ring-opening)
Systematic name
hydroxyquinol:oxygen 1,2-oxidoreductase (ring-opening)
CAS registry number
91847-14-2
Comment
An iron protein. Highly specific; catechol and pyrogallol are acted on at less than 1% of the rate at which hydroxyquinol is oxidized.
History
created 1989, modified 2013
EC Tree
1.13.12.10 created 1989, modified 1999, deleted 2001