2-Hydroxymuconate semialdehyde
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Preferred IUPAC name
(2Z,4E)-2-Hydroxy-6-oxohexa-2,4-dienoic acid | |
Other names
hydroxymuconic semialdehyde; 2-hydroxymuconate semialdehyde; 2-hydroxymuconate-6-semialdehyde
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C6H6O4 | |
Molar mass | 142.110 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
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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[]
- ^ Sala-Trepat JM, Evans WC (1971). "The meta cleavage of catechol by Azotobacter species 4-Oxalocrotonate pathway". Eur. J. Biochem. 20 (3): 400–13. doi:10.1111/j.1432-1033.1971.tb01406.x. PMID 4325686.
Categories:
- Conjugated aldehydes
- Keto acids
- Vinylogous carboxylic acids
- Alpha hydroxy acids
- Conjugated dienes
- Aldehydic acids