catechol 1,2-dioxygenase

cat·e·chol 1,2-di·ox·y·gen·ase

(kat'ĕ-kol dē-oks'ē-jen'ās),

An oxidoreductase catalyzing oxidation of pyrocatechol, with O₂, to cis-cis-muconate.

Synonym(s): catechase, pyrocatechase

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The first step in the aerobic degradation pathway is oxidative deamination with the production of catechol, with further degradation to cis, cis-muconic acid by the catechol 1,2-dioxygenase (ortho-cleavage pathway) (Aoki et al., 1984; Loidl et al., 1990; Murakami et al., 2003) or to a yellow compound, 2-hydroxymuconic semialdehyde by catechol 2,3-dioxygenase (the meta-cleavage pathway)(Fujii et al., 1997; Takeo et al., 1998a; Takeo et al., 1998b).

Molecular Characterization of Aniline Biodegradation by Some Bacterial Isolates having Unexpressed Catechol 2,3-Dioxygenase Gene

Stamatis, "Properties of catechol 1,2-dioxygenase from Pseudomonas putida immobilized in calcium alginate hydrogels," Enzyme and Microbial Technology, vol.

Activity of a carboxyl-terminal truncated form of catechol 2,3-dioxygenase from planococcus sp. S5