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catechol

Compound Overview

Name catechol
IUPAC Name benzene-1,2-diol
Formula C6H6O2
SMILES C1=CC=C(C(=C1)O)O
Carbon Number 6
Molecular Weight 110.11
Polymer Type monomer
Synonyms pyrocatechol
2-hydroxyphenol
1,2-dihydroxybenzene
benzene-1,2-diol

Chemical Structure

Chemical structure of catechol

Structure from PubChem

External Databases

CAS 120-80-9
PubChem 289
KEGG C00090
ChEBI 18135
Empirical Data

Organisms that can utilize this substrate (45) Empirical

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Organism ▲ ▼ Strain ▲ ▼ Reference ▲ ▼ Comment ▲ ▼
Cupriavidus pinatubonensis 1245 Sato et al (2006) -
Cupriavidus laharis 1263a Sato et al (2006) -
Rhodococcus erythropolis 1CP Eulberg et al (1997) -
Fusarium oxysporum 4287 Michielse et al (2012) -
Acinetobacter junii 5ga González et al (1993) -
Amycolatopsis sp. 75iv2 (ATCC 39116) Davis et al (2012), Pometto III et al (1981), Antai et al (1983), Barton et al (2018) -
Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1 Collier et al (1997) -
Sporobolomyces roseus AG13 Bergauer et al (2005) -
Microbotryomycetidae sp. AG15 Bergauer et al (2005) -
Pseudomonas fluorescens AN103 Paulsen et al (2005) -
Azotobacter vinelandii ATCC 12837 Groseclose et al (1981) -
Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC13032 Qi et al (2007) -
Rhodococcus fascians AY730713 Song (2009) -
Exophiala jeanselmei CBS 658.76 Middelhoven (1993) -
Trichosporon cutaneum CBS2466 Middelhoven (1993) -
Candida albicans CBS562 Gérecová et al (2015) -
Candida dubliniensis CBS7987 Gérecová et al (2015) -
Candida tropicalis CBS94 Gérecová et al (2015) -
Papillibacter cinnamivorans CIN1 Defnoun et al (2000), Defnoun et al (2000) (anaerobically)
(anaerobically)
Thauera sp. Cin3,4 Mechichi et al (2005) -
Candida maltosa Fialova isolate Fialová et al (2004) -
Leucosporidium scottii G43 Middelhoven (1993) -
Candida tropicalis HP15 Krug et al (1985) -
Rhodotorula vanillica IGC 4506 Sampaio (1995) -
Cupriavidus necator JMP134 Pérez-Pantoja et al (2008) -
Burkholderia cepacia KK01 Kato et al (1998) -
Pseudomonas putida KT2440 Jiménez et al (2002) -
Pseudomonas sp. MT1 Pelz et al (1999) -
Acetobacterium woodii NZva16 Bache et al (1981) (anaerobically)
Desulfobacterium catecholicum NZva20 Szewzyk et al (1987) (anaerobically)
Rhodosporidium lusitaniae PB14 Bergauer et al (2005) -
Cryptococcus terreus PB4 Bergauer et al (2005) -
Rhodotorula creatinivora PB7 Bergauer et al (2005) -
Mastigobasidium intermedium PB8 Bergauer et al (2005) -
Pseudomonas putida Perestelo isolate 3 Perestelo et al (1996) -
Rhodococcus jostii RHA1 Kasai et al (2015) (Gamma-resorcylate)
Paenibacillus glucanolyticus SLM1 Mathews et al (2014) -
Burkholderia cepacia Song isolate 1 Song (2009) -
Pantoea dispersa Song isolate 2 Song (2009) -
Rhodococcus fascians Song isolate 3 Song (2009) -
Flavimonas oryzihabitans Song isolate 4 Song (2009) -
Microbacterium esteraromaticum Song isolate 5 Song (2009) -
Rhodococcus erythropolis TA421 Chung et al (1994) -
Rhodotorula graminis WP1 Durham et al (1984) -
Treponema primitia ZAS-1 Lucey et al (2013) -

Pathways Empirical

Pathway Name Full Name
beta-ketoadipate (all branches) beta-ketoadipate (all branches)
beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch
phenol phenol
benzoic acid benzoic acid
catechol meta-cleavage catechol meta-cleavage
salicylic acid I salicylic acid I
guaiacol guaiacol
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Organisms predicted to process catechol through a pathway Predicted

For each pathway where catechol enters as a reactant, organisms recorded as being able to utilise it but not yet confirmed for that pathway are listed as predicted. Not experimentally verified. What does this mean?

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Organism Strain Inferred via pathway Reference confirming catechol utilization
Acetobacterium woodii NZva16 beta-ketoadipate (all branches) Bache et al (1981)
Acinetobacter junii 5ga beta-ketoadipate (all branches) González et al (1993)
Azotobacter vinelandii ATCC 12837 beta-ketoadipate (all branches) Groseclose et al (1981)
Burkholderia cepacia KK01 beta-ketoadipate (all branches) Kato et al (1998)
Burkholderia cepacia Song isolate 1 beta-ketoadipate (all branches) Song (2009)
Candida albicans CBS562 beta-ketoadipate (all branches) Gérecová et al (2015)
Candida dubliniensis CBS7987 beta-ketoadipate (all branches) Gérecová et al (2015)
Candida maltosa Fialova isolate beta-ketoadipate (all branches) Fialová et al (2004)
Candida tropicalis CBS94 beta-ketoadipate (all branches) Gérecová et al (2015)
Cryptococcus terreus PB4 beta-ketoadipate (all branches) Bergauer et al (2005)
Cupriavidus laharis 1263a beta-ketoadipate (all branches) Sato et al (2006)
Cupriavidus pinatubonensis 1245 beta-ketoadipate (all branches) Sato et al (2006)
Desulfobacterium catecholicum NZva20 beta-ketoadipate (all branches) Szewzyk et al (1987)
Exophiala jeanselmei CBS 658.76 beta-ketoadipate (all branches) Middelhoven (1993)
Flavimonas oryzihabitans Song isolate 4 beta-ketoadipate (all branches) Song (2009)
Leucosporidium scottii G43 beta-ketoadipate (all branches) Middelhoven (1993)
Mastigobasidium intermedium PB8 beta-ketoadipate (all branches) Bergauer et al (2005)
Microbacterium esteraromaticum Song isolate 5 beta-ketoadipate (all branches) Song (2009)
Microbotryomycetidae sp. AG15 beta-ketoadipate (all branches) Bergauer et al (2005)
Paenibacillus glucanolyticus SLM1 beta-ketoadipate (all branches) Mathews et al (2014)
Pantoea dispersa Song isolate 2 beta-ketoadipate (all branches) Song (2009)
Papillibacter cinnamivorans CIN1 beta-ketoadipate (all branches) Defnoun et al (2000)
Pseudomonas putida Perestelo isolate 3 beta-ketoadipate (all branches) Perestelo et al (1996)
Pseudomonas sp. MT1 beta-ketoadipate (all branches) Pelz et al (1999)
Rhodococcus erythropolis 1CP beta-ketoadipate (all branches) Eulberg et al (1997)
Rhodococcus erythropolis TA421 beta-ketoadipate (all branches) Chung et al (1994)
Rhodococcus fascians Song isolate 3 beta-ketoadipate (all branches) Song (2009)
Rhodosporidium lusitaniae PB14 beta-ketoadipate (all branches) Bergauer et al (2005)
Rhodotorula creatinivora PB7 beta-ketoadipate (all branches) Bergauer et al (2005)
Rhodotorula vanillica IGC 4506 beta-ketoadipate (all branches) Sampaio (1995)
Sporobolomyces roseus AG13 beta-ketoadipate (all branches) Bergauer et al (2005)
Thauera sp. Cin3,4 beta-ketoadipate (all branches) Mechichi et al (2005)
Treponema primitia ZAS-1 beta-ketoadipate (all branches) Lucey et al (2013)
Acetobacterium woodii NZva16 beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch Bache et al (1981)
Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1 beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch Collier et al (1997)
Acinetobacter junii 5ga beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch González et al (1993)
Amycolatopsis sp. 75iv2 (ATCC 39116) beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch Davis et al (2012), Pometto III et al (1981), Antai et al (1983), Barton et al (2018)
Azotobacter vinelandii ATCC 12837 beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch Groseclose et al (1981)
Burkholderia cepacia KK01 beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch Kato et al (1998)
Burkholderia cepacia Song isolate 1 beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch Song (2009)
Candida albicans CBS562 beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch Gérecová et al (2015)
Candida dubliniensis CBS7987 beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch Gérecová et al (2015)
Candida maltosa Fialova isolate beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch Fialová et al (2004)
Candida tropicalis CBS94 beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch Gérecová et al (2015)
Candida tropicalis HP15 beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch Krug et al (1985)
Cryptococcus terreus PB4 beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch Bergauer et al (2005)
Cupriavidus laharis 1263a beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch Sato et al (2006)
Cupriavidus necator JMP134 beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch Pérez-Pantoja et al (2008)
Cupriavidus pinatubonensis 1245 beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch Sato et al (2006)
Desulfobacterium catecholicum NZva20 beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch Szewzyk et al (1987)
Exophiala jeanselmei CBS 658.76 beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch Middelhoven (1993)
Flavimonas oryzihabitans Song isolate 4 beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch Song (2009)
Fusarium oxysporum 4287 beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch Michielse et al (2012)
Leucosporidium scottii G43 beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch Middelhoven (1993)
Mastigobasidium intermedium PB8 beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch Bergauer et al (2005)
Microbacterium esteraromaticum Song isolate 5 beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch Song (2009)
Microbotryomycetidae sp. AG15 beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch Bergauer et al (2005)
Paenibacillus glucanolyticus SLM1 beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch Mathews et al (2014)
Pantoea dispersa Song isolate 2 beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch Song (2009)
Papillibacter cinnamivorans CIN1 beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch Defnoun et al (2000)
Pseudomonas fluorescens AN103 beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch Paulsen et al (2005)
Pseudomonas putida Perestelo isolate 3 beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch Perestelo et al (1996)
Pseudomonas sp. MT1 beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch Pelz et al (1999)
Rhodococcus erythropolis TA421 beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch Chung et al (1994)
Rhodococcus fascians AY730713 beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch Song (2009)
Rhodococcus fascians Song isolate 3 beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch Song (2009)
Rhodococcus jostii RHA1 beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch Kasai et al (2015)
Rhodosporidium lusitaniae PB14 beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch Bergauer et al (2005)
Rhodotorula creatinivora PB7 beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch Bergauer et al (2005)
Rhodotorula graminis WP1 beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch Durham et al (1984)
Rhodotorula vanillica IGC 4506 beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch Sampaio (1995)
Sporobolomyces roseus AG13 beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch Bergauer et al (2005)
Thauera sp. Cin3,4 beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch Mechichi et al (2005)
Treponema primitia ZAS-1 beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch Lucey et al (2013)
Trichosporon cutaneum CBS2466 beta-ketoadipate: Catechol branch Middelhoven (1993)
Acetobacterium woodii NZva16 catechol meta-cleavage Bache et al (1981)
Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1 catechol meta-cleavage Collier et al (1997)
Acinetobacter junii 5ga catechol meta-cleavage González et al (1993)
Amycolatopsis sp. 75iv2 (ATCC 39116) catechol meta-cleavage Davis et al (2012), Pometto III et al (1981), Antai et al (1983), Barton et al (2018)
Azotobacter vinelandii ATCC 12837 catechol meta-cleavage Groseclose et al (1981)
Burkholderia cepacia KK01 catechol meta-cleavage Kato et al (1998)
Burkholderia cepacia Song isolate 1 catechol meta-cleavage Song (2009)
Candida albicans CBS562 catechol meta-cleavage Gérecová et al (2015)
Candida dubliniensis CBS7987 catechol meta-cleavage Gérecová et al (2015)
Candida maltosa Fialova isolate catechol meta-cleavage Fialová et al (2004)
Candida tropicalis CBS94 catechol meta-cleavage Gérecová et al (2015)
Candida tropicalis HP15 catechol meta-cleavage Krug et al (1985)
Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC13032 catechol meta-cleavage Qi et al (2007)
Cryptococcus terreus PB4 catechol meta-cleavage Bergauer et al (2005)
Cupriavidus laharis 1263a catechol meta-cleavage Sato et al (2006)
Cupriavidus pinatubonensis 1245 catechol meta-cleavage Sato et al (2006)
Desulfobacterium catecholicum NZva20 catechol meta-cleavage Szewzyk et al (1987)
Exophiala jeanselmei CBS 658.76 catechol meta-cleavage Middelhoven (1993)
Flavimonas oryzihabitans Song isolate 4 catechol meta-cleavage Song (2009)
Fusarium oxysporum 4287 catechol meta-cleavage Michielse et al (2012)
Leucosporidium scottii G43 catechol meta-cleavage Middelhoven (1993)
Mastigobasidium intermedium PB8 catechol meta-cleavage Bergauer et al (2005)
Microbacterium esteraromaticum Song isolate 5 catechol meta-cleavage Song (2009)
Microbotryomycetidae sp. AG15 catechol meta-cleavage Bergauer et al (2005)
Paenibacillus glucanolyticus SLM1 catechol meta-cleavage Mathews et al (2014)
Pantoea dispersa Song isolate 2 catechol meta-cleavage Song (2009)
Papillibacter cinnamivorans CIN1 catechol meta-cleavage Defnoun et al (2000)
Pseudomonas fluorescens AN103 catechol meta-cleavage Paulsen et al (2005)
Pseudomonas putida KT2440 catechol meta-cleavage Jiménez et al (2002)
Pseudomonas putida Perestelo isolate 3 catechol meta-cleavage Perestelo et al (1996)
Pseudomonas sp. MT1 catechol meta-cleavage Pelz et al (1999)
Rhodococcus erythropolis 1CP catechol meta-cleavage Eulberg et al (1997)
Rhodococcus erythropolis TA421 catechol meta-cleavage Chung et al (1994)
Rhodococcus fascians AY730713 catechol meta-cleavage Song (2009)
Rhodococcus fascians Song isolate 3 catechol meta-cleavage Song (2009)
Rhodococcus jostii RHA1 catechol meta-cleavage Kasai et al (2015)
Rhodosporidium lusitaniae PB14 catechol meta-cleavage Bergauer et al (2005)
Rhodotorula creatinivora PB7 catechol meta-cleavage Bergauer et al (2005)
Rhodotorula graminis WP1 catechol meta-cleavage Durham et al (1984)
Rhodotorula vanillica IGC 4506 catechol meta-cleavage Sampaio (1995)
Sporobolomyces roseus AG13 catechol meta-cleavage Bergauer et al (2005)
Thauera sp. Cin3,4 catechol meta-cleavage Mechichi et al (2005)
Trichosporon cutaneum CBS2466 catechol meta-cleavage Middelhoven (1993)

Reactions involving catechol

Reaction Role in Reaction
catechol + O2 → cis,cis-muconic acid + 2H+ substrate
3,5-cyclohexadiene-1,2-diol-1-carboxylate + NAD+ → Catechol + CO2 + NADH product
phenol + NADPH + O2 + H+ → catechol + NADP+ + H2O product
catechol + O2 → (2Z,4E)-2-hydroxy-6-oxohexa-2,4-dienoate + H+ substrate
salicylic acid + NADH + 2 H+ + oxygen → catechol + CO2 + NAD+ + H2O product
Guaiacol + O2 + H+ → Catechol + Formaldehyde + H2O Product

Transporters

No transporters are currently linked to this substrate.

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