ENTRY       EC 1.13.11.16
NAME        3-Carboxyethylcatechol 2,3-dioxygenase
CLASS       Oxidoreductases
            Acting on single donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen
            (oxygenases)
            With incorporation of two atoms of oxygen
SYSNAME     3-(2,3-Dihydroxyphenyl)propanoate:oxygen 1,2-oxidoreductase
            $ (decyclizing)
REACTION    3-(2,3-Dihydroxyphenyl)propanoate + O2 =
            2-Hydroxy-6-oxonona-2,4-diene-1,9-dioate
SUBSTRATE   3-(2,3-Dihydroxyphenyl)propanoate
            O2
PRODUCT     2-Hydroxy-6-oxonona-2,4-diene-1,9-dioate
COFACTOR    Iron
COMMENT     An iron protein.
PATHWAY     PATH: MAP00360  Phenylalanine metabolism
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 1.13.11.16
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 1.13.11.16
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