Catechol 2,3-dioxygenase

Catechol 2,3-dioxygenase (EC 1.13.11.2, 2,3-pyrocatechase, catechol 2,3-oxygenase, catechol oxygenase, metapyrocatechase, pyrocatechol 2,3-dioxygenase) is an enzyme with systematic name catechol:oxygen 2,3-oxidoreductase (decyclizing).^{[1][2][3][4][5]} This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

catechol + O₂ ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ 2-hydroxymuconate semialdehyde

Catechol 2,3-dioxygenase
Catechol 2,3-dioxygenase tetramer, Pseudomonas alkylphenolica
Identifiers
EC no.	1.13.11.2
CAS no.	9029-46-3
Databases
IntEnz	IntEnz view
BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
PRIAM	profile
PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
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This enzyme contains Fe(II).