ENTRY       EC 1.13.11.8
NAME        Protocatechuate 4,5-dioxygenase
CLASS       Oxidoreductases
            Acting on single donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen
            (oxygenases)
            With incorporation of two atoms of oxygen
SYSNAME     Protocatechuate:oxygen 4,5-oxidoreductase (decyclizing)
REACTION    Protocatechuate + O2 = 4-Carboxy-2-hydroxymuconate semialdehyde
SUBSTRATE   Protocatechuate
            O2
PRODUCT     4-Carboxy-2-hydroxymuconate semialdehyde
COFACTOR    Iron
COMMENT     Requires Fe2+. Formerly EC 1.13.1.8.
PATHWAY     PATH: MAP00360  Phenylalanine metabolism
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 1.13.11.8
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 1.13.11.8
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