EC |
4.1.1.46 |
Accepted name: |
o-pyrocatechuate decarboxylase |
Reaction: |
2,3-dihydroxybenzoate = catechol + CO2 |
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For diagram of catechol biosynthesis, click here |
Other name(s): |
2,3-dihydroxybenzoate carboxy-lyase |
Systematic name: |
2,3-dihydroxybenzoate carboxy-lyase (catechol-forming) |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EAWAG-BBD, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 37289-48-8 |
References: |
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Subba Rao, P.V., Moore, K., Towers, G.H.N. O-Pyrocatechiuc acid carboxy-lyase from Aspergillus niger. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 122 (1967) 466–473. [DOI] [PMID: 6066253] |
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[EC 4.1.1.46 created 1972] |
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