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Degradation of aromatic compounds
Description
Microorganisms are known to be capable of degrading diverse chemical substances including man-made chemicals in the environment that are mostly aromatic compounds. This diagram illustrates combination patterns of reaction modules for biodegradation of aromatic compounds, consisting of three main types of ring dihydroxylation modules, followed by meta- or ortho-cleavage modules, together with an optional preprocessing module for converting methyl group to carboxyl group on the aromatic ring.
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map01220 Degradation of aromatic compounds
Module
M00174 Methane oxidation, methanotroph, methane => formaldehyde [PATH:map01220 ]
M00418 Toluene degradation, anaerobic, toluene => benzoyl-CoA [PATH:map01220 ]
M00533 Homoprotocatechuate degradation, homoprotocatechuate => 2-oxohept-3-enedioate [PATH:map01220 ]
M00534 Naphthalene degradation, naphthalene => salicylate [PATH:map01220 ]
M00539 Cumate degradation, p-cumate => 2-oxopent-4-enoate + 2-methylpropanoate [PATH:map01220 ]
M00540 Benzoate degradation, cyclohexanecarboxylic acid =>pimeloyl-CoA [PATH:map01220 ]
M00541 Benzoyl-CoA degradation, benzoyl-CoA => 3-hydroxypimeloyl-CoA [PATH:map01220 ]
M00543 Biphenyl degradation, biphenyl => 2-oxopent-4-enoate + benzoate [PATH:map01220 ]
M00544 Carbazole degradation, carbazole => 2-oxopent-4-enoate + anthranilate [PATH:map01220 ]
M00545 Trans-cinnamate degradation, trans-cinnamate => acetyl-CoA [PATH:map01220 ]
M00547 Benzene/toluene degradation, benzene => catechol / toluene => 3-methylcatechol [PATH:map01220 ]
M00551 Benzoate degradation, benzoate => catechol / methylbenzoate => methylcatechol [PATH:map01220 ]
M00568 Catechol ortho-cleavage, catechol => 3-oxoadipate [PATH:map01220 ]
M00569 Catechol meta-cleavage, catechol => acetyl-CoA / 4-methylcatechol => propanoyl-CoA [PATH:map01220 ]
M00623 Phthalate degradation, phthalate => protocatechuate [PATH:map01220 ]
M00624 Terephthalate degradation, terephthalate => 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate [PATH:map01220 ]
M00636 Phthalate degradation, phthalate => protocatechuate [PATH:map01220 ]
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