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The chemical reactions and pathways involving protocatechuate, the anion of protocatechuic acid (3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid). The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of catechol, a compound containing a pyrocatechol nucleus or substituent. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of protocatechuate, the anion of 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of protocatechuate, the anion of 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid, to yield beta-ketoadipate.

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GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: protocatechuate catabolic process, ortho-cleavage
Acc: GO:0019618
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of protocatechuate, the anion of 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid, to yield beta-ketoadipate.
Synonyms:
  • protocatechuate breakdown, ortho-cleavage
  • protocatechuate degradation, ortho-cleavage
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
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   Term or descendants: 0


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0019618 - protocatechuate catabolic process, ortho-cleavage (interactive image map)
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