5.3.2.6 (2Z,4E)-2-hydroxyhexa-2,4-dienedioate - 5.3.2.6 2-hydroxy-2,4-hexadienedioate i.e. 2-hydroxymuconate 5.3.2.6 2-hydroxy-2,4-pentadienoate - 5.3.2.6 2-hydroxymuconate ketonization 5.3.2.6 2-hydroxymuconate the conjugated enol, 2-hydroxymuconate is an unusually stable dienol that is reportedly generated in the course of bacterial catabolism of catechol by the enzymes of the meta-fission pathway 5.3.2.6 2-hydroxymuconate - 5.3.2.6 2-oxo-4(E)-hexenedioate 1,3-allylic isomerization 5.3.2.6 2-oxo-4-hexenedioate isomerization of unconjugated 2-oxo acids such as 2-oxo-4-hexenedioate, to its conjugated isomer via dienol intermediate 2-hydroxy-2,4-hexadienedioate, i.e. 2-hydroxymuconate 5.3.2.6 2-oxo-4-hexenedioate ketonization process via dienol intermediate 2-hydroxymuconate and with Pro1 as a general base, one-proton transfer mechanism 5.3.2.6 2-oxo-4-hexenedioate via dienol intermediate 2-hydroxymuconate