Main Reaction: salicylate >> catechol

Reference: PubMed ID: 17172348
Authors: Cámara B, Bielecki P, Kaminski F, dos Santos VM, Plumeier I, Nikodem P, Pieper DH
Title: A gene cluster involved in degradation of substituted salicylates via ortho cleavage in Pseudomonas sp. strain MT1 encodes enzymes specifically adapted for transformation of 4-methylcatechol and 3-methylmuconate.
Published: 2007 Mar

salicylate --> catechol