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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
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