Type: | Family | Name: | 2-hydroxymuconic semialdehyde dehydrogenase |
Description: | Many aromatic compounds are catabolized by way of the catechol, via the meta-cleavage pathway, to pyruvate and acetyl-CoA. 2-hydroxymuconic semialdehyde dehydrogenase performs the second of seven steps in that pathway for catechol degradation. | Short Name: | OHmuconic_semiald_DH |