Protein
Catechol-2,3-dioxygenase
Organism
Bacillus subtilis (strain 168)
Function
Involved in the meta cleavage of catechol to 2-hydroxymuconic semialdehyde. Essential for growth and viability in the presence of catechol and probably involved in the detoxification of catechol.
Similarity
Belongs to the extradiol ring-cleavage dioxygenase family.
Sequence
MTSIHEDTHIGYAKLTIRSLERSLQFYCNVIGFQVLKKTDRQAELTADGKRVLLILEENPSAVVLPERSVTGLYHFAILLPDRKELGIALARLIEHGIAIGHGDHAVSEALYLSDPDGNGIEMYADRPRSTWQRDREGNYVMTTTAVDIEGLLEEAGDERKTSLPNDTIIGHIHLHVSDLKEAKAFYTDVLGFDIVGNYAGMSALFVSAGGYHHHIGLNIWAGRNAPPKPTNASGLDYYTVVLPHQEELDLVANRVKHAGYSIEETENSFRVKDPVSGAYITFVI