Funneling pathway: benzoic acid
type: Pathway
id: P00003
name: funnel_benzoate
funneling branch: benzoyl branch
xref: UnificationXref
  db: Gene Ontology
  id: GO:0043639
pathway component: benzoic acid → 3,5-cyclohexadiene-1,2-diol-1-carboxylate
pathway component: 3,5-cyclohexadiene-1,2-diol-1-carboxylate → catechol
pathway order: BiochemicalPathwayStep
  step conversion: benzoic acid → 3,5-cyclohexadiene-1,2-diol-1-carboxylate
  reac id: R00014
  step order: 1
  next step: 3,5-cyclohexadiene-1,2-diol-1-carboxylate → catechol
pathway order: BiochemicalPathwayStep
  step conversion: 3,5-cyclohexadiene-1,2-diol-1-carboxylate → catechol
  reac id: R00015
  step order: 2
connections: beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch
  type: PathwayConnection
  direction: downstream
  id: P00009
  pathway type: Fission
  connecting substrate id: S00001
connections: beta-ketoadipate (all branches)
  type: PathwayConnection
  direction: downstream
  id: P00001
  pathway type: Fission
  connecting substrate id: S00001
connections: catechol meta-cleavage
  type: PathwayConnection
  direction: downstream
  id: P00011
  pathway type: Fission
  connecting substrate id: S00001
created: 2026-02-28T10:42:00.384852+00:00
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benzoic acid → 3,5-cyclohexadiene-1,2-diol-1-carboxylate
type: BiochemicalReaction
id: R00014
left: benzoic acid
right: 3,5-cyclohexadiene-1,2-diol-1-carboxylate
catalysis: Catalysis
  controller: Benzoate 1,2-dioxygenase
  controlled: benzoic acid → 3,5-cyclohexadiene-1,2-diol-1-carboxylate

benzoic acid
type: SmallMolecule
id: S00007
chemical formula: C7H6O2
molecular weight: 122.12
xref: UnificationXref
  db: PubChem Compound
  id: 243
xref: UnificationXref
  db: ChEBI
  id: 30746
xref: UnificationXref
  db: KEGG Compound
  id: C00180
xref: UnificationXref
  db: CAS
  id: 65-85-0

Benzoate 1,2-dioxygenase
type: Protein
id: E00009
EC number: 1.14.12.10

3,5-cyclohexadiene-1,2-diol-1-carboxylate → catechol
type: BiochemicalReaction
id: R00015
left: 3,5-cyclohexadiene-1,2-diol-1-carboxylate
right: catechol
catalysis: Catalysis
  controller: 1,6-dihydroxycyclohexa-2,4-diene-1-carboxylate dehydrogenase
  controlled: 3,5-cyclohexadiene-1,2-diol-1-carboxylate → catechol

catechol
type: SmallMolecule
id: S00001
chemical formula: C6H6O2
molecular weight: 110.11
xref: UnificationXref
  db: PubChem Compound
  id: 289
xref: UnificationXref
  db: ChEBI
  id: 18135
xref: UnificationXref
  db: KEGG Compound
  id: C00090
xref: UnificationXref
  db: CAS
  id: 120-80-9

1,6-dihydroxycyclohexa-2,4-diene-1-carboxylate dehydrogenase
type: Protein
id: E00010
EC number: 1.3.1.25