protocatechuate catabolic process, meta-cleavage
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The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of protocatechuate, the anion of 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid, to yield oxaloacetate and pyruvate. [ https://biocyc.org/META/NEW-IMAGE?type=NIL&object=P184-PWY ]
Synonyms: protocatechuate degradation, meta-cleavage protocatechuate breakdown, meta-cleavage protocatechuate catabolic process to oxaloacetate and pyruvate