catechol catabolic process, ortho-cleavage

catechol catabolic process, ortho-cleavage

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0019615

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of catechol via the ortho-cleavage pathway, in which the catechol aromatic ring is broken between the two carbon atoms bearing hydroxyl groups. [ GOC:jl http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7765833 ]

Synonyms: catechol breakdown, ortho-cleavage catechol degradation, ortho-cleavage

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MetaCyc:CATECHOL-ORTHO-CLEAVAGE-PWY

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biological_process

GO:0019615

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catechol-containing compound catabolic process
beta-ketoadipate pathway