"Catechol 2,3-Dioxygenase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Catalyzes the oxidation of catechol to 2-hydroxymuconate semialdehyde in the carbazole and BENZOATE degradation via HYDROXYLATION pathways. It also catalyzes the conversion of 3-methylcatechol to cis, cis-2-hydroxy-6-oxohept-2,4-dienoate in the TOLUENE and XYLENE degradation pathway. This enzyme was formerly characterized as EC 1.13.1.2.
| Descriptor ID |
D050557
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.682.690.416.305
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| Concept/Terms |
Catechol 2,3-Dioxygenase- Catechol 2,3-Dioxygenase
- 2,3-Dioxygenase, Catechol
- Catechol 2,3 Dioxygenase
- Pyrocatechol-2,3-Oxygenase
- Pyrocatechol 2,3 Oxygenase
- Metapyrocatechase
- 3-Sulfocatechol 2,3-Dioxygenase
- 2,3-Dioxygenase, 3-Sulfocatechol
- 3 Sulfocatechol 2,3 Dioxygenase
- Catechol-2,3-Dioxygenase
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