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EC 1.13.11.2 Details
EC number
1.13.11.2
Accepted name
catechol 2,3-dioxygenase
Reaction
catechol + O2 = 2-hydroxymuconate-6-semialdehyde
Other name(s)
2,3-pyrocatechase, catechol 2,3-oxygenase, catechol oxygenase, metapyrocatechase, pyrocatechol 2,3-dioxygenase, xylE (gene name), catechol:oxygen 2,3-oxidoreductase (decyclizing)
Systematic name
catechol:oxygen 2,3-oxidoreductase (ring-opening)
CAS registry number
9029-46-3
Comment
Requires FeII. The enzyme initiates the meta-cleavage pathway of catechol degradation.
History
created 1965 as EC 1.13.1.2, transferred 1972 to EC 1.13.11.2, modified 1999, 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