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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
1.13.11.7 created 1965 as EC 1.13.1.7, transferred 1972 to EC 1.13.11.7, deleted 1980
1.13.11.21 created 1972, deleted 2001
1.13.12.10 created 1989, modified 1999, deleted 2001