Main Reaction: catechol + O2 >> 2-hydroxymuconic semialdehyde

Reference: PubMed ID: 4347965
Authors: Bayly RC, Wigmore GJ
Title: Metabolism of phenol and cresols by mutants of Pseudomonas putida.
Published: 1973 Mar

catechol + O2 --> 2-hydroxymuconic semialdehyde