catechol catabolic process, meta-cleavage

catechol catabolic process, meta-cleavage

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0019616

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of catechol via the meta-cleavage pathway, in which the catechol aromatic ring is broken between a hydroxylated carbon atom and an adjacent unsubstituted carbon atom. [ GOC:jl http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7765833 ]

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

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MetaCyc:P183-PWY

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biological_process

GO:0019616

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catechol-containing compound catabolic process