2-Hydroxymuconate semialdehyde

2-Hydroxymuconate semialdehyde
Names
Other names
hydroxymuconic semialdehyde; 2-hydroxymuconate semialdehyde; 2-hydroxymuconate-6-semialdehyde
Identifiers
3270-98-2
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PubChem 5280366
Properties
C6H6O4
Molar mass 142.11 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

2-Hydroxymuconate semialdehyde is formed from catechol by the enzyme catechol 2,3-dioxygenase during the degradation of benzoates.[1] It is hydrolysed into formate and 2-oxopent-4-enoate by 2-hydroxymuconate-semialdehyde hydrolase.

References

  1. Sala-Trepat JM, Evans WC (1971). "The meta cleavage of catechol by Azotobacter species 4-Oxalocrotonate pathway". Eur. J. Biochem. 20 (3): 40013. doi:10.1111/j.1432-1033.1971.tb01406.x. PMID 4325686.
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