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EC 1.13.11.66 Details
EC number
1.13.11.66
Accepted name
hydroquinone 1,2-dioxygenase
Reaction
benzene-1,4-diol + O2 = (2Z,4E)-4-hydroxy-6-oxohexa-2,4-dienoate
Other name(s)
hydroquinone dioxygenase, benzene-1,4-diol:oxygen 1,2-oxidoreductase (decyclizing)
Systematic name
benzene-1,4-diol:oxygen 1,2-oxidoreductase (ring-opening)
Comment
The enzyme is an extradiol-type dioxygenase, and is a member of the nonheme-iron(II)-dependent dioxygenase family. It catalyses the ring cleavage of a wide range of hydroquinone substrates to produce the corresponding 4-hydroxymuconic semialdehydes.
History
created 2012
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