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Catechol 2,3 dioxygenase

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EC number
  
1.13.11.2

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CAS number
  
9029-46-3

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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). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

catechol + O2 2-hydroxymuconate semialdehyde

This enzyme contains Fe(II).

References

Catechol 2,3-dioxygenase Wikipedia