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EC 1.13.11.8 Details
EC number
1.13.11.8
Accepted name
protocatechuate 4,5-dioxygenase
Reaction
3,4-dihydroxybenzoate + O2 = 4-carboxy-2-hydroxymuconate semialdehyde
Other name(s)
protocatechuate 4,5-oxygenase,
protocatechuic 4,5-dioxygenase,
protocatechuic 4,5-oxygenase,
protocatechuate:oxygen 4,5-oxidoreductase (decyclizing),
protocatechuate:oxygen 4,5-oxidoreductase (ring-opening)
Systematic name
3,4-dihydroxybenzoate:oxygen 4,5-oxidoreductase (ring-opening)
CAS registry number
9029-56-5
Comment
Requires Fe2+.
History
created 1965 as EC 1.13.1.8, transferred 1972 to EC 1.13.11.8
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