ENTRY       EC 3.7.1.8
NAME        2,6-Dioxo-6-phenylhexa-3-enoate hydrolase
CLASS       Hydrolases
            Acting on carbon-carbon bonds
            In ketonic substances
SYSNAME     2,6-Dioxo-6-phenylhexa-3-enoate benzoylhydrolase
REACTION    2,6-Dioxo-6-phenylhexa-3-enoate + H2O = Benzoate +
            2-Oxopent-4-enoate
SUBSTRATE   2,6-Dioxo-6-phenylhexa-3-enoate
            H2O
PRODUCT     Benzoate
            2-Oxopent-4-enoate
COMMENT     Cleaves the products from biphenol, 3-isopropylcatechol and
            3-methylcatechol produced by EC 1.13.11.39 by ring-fission at a
            -CO-C bond. Involved in the breakdown of biphenyl-related
            compounds by Pseudomonas sp.
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 3.7.1.8
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 3.7.1.8
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