protocatechuate catabolic process, ortho-cleavage
GO:0019618
The complete four-reaction ortho-cleavage branch converts protocatechuate to 3-oxoadipate through 3-carboxy-cis,cis-muconate, the R carboxymuconolactone and 3-oxoadipate enol-lactone. The selected Pseudomonas putida machinery retains historical native enzyme identities and assembly limitations; it does not assert occurrence in every strain. The exact native cycloisomerase preserves a stereospecific product absent from its Rhea cross-reference. Terminal CoA transfer and thiolysis belong to the separate downstream pathway.
- Pathway type
- aromatic compound catabolism
- Organism scope
Pathway network
25 nodes · 37 asserted directed edges
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Components and activities
| Node | Kind or role | Source direction |
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Pseudomonas putidaNCBITaxon:303 | taxon | |
3,4-dihydroxybenzoateCHEBI:36241 | small molecule | |
3-carboxy-cis,cis-muconate(3-)CHEBI:57496 | small molecule | |
(R)-2-(carboxylatomethyl)-5-oxo-2,5-dihydro-2-furoateCHEBI:58771 | small molecule | |
5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-2-furylacetateCHEBI:58425 | small molecule | |
3-oxoadipate(2-)CHEBI:15775 | small molecule | |
dioxygenCHEBI:15379 | small molecule | |
hydronCHEBI:15378 | small molecule | |
waterCHEBI:15377 | small molecule | |
carbon dioxideCHEBI:16526 | small molecule | |
protocatechuate 3,4-dioxygenaseMetaCyc:CPLX-2721 | complex | |
protocatechuate 3,4-dioxygenase β subunitMetaCyc:MONOMER-3185 | protein | |
protocatechuate 3,4-dioxygenase α subunitMetaCyc:MONOMER-3186 | protein | |
3-carboxymuconate cycloisomeraseMetaCyc:CPLX-2762 | complex | |
subunit of 3-carboxymuconate cycloisomeraseMetaCyc:MONOMER-3222 | protein | |
4-carboxymuconolactone decarboxylaseMetaCyc:CPLX-2745 | complex | |
subunit of 4-carboxymuconolactone decarboxylaseMetaCyc:MONOMER-3206 | protein | |
β-ketoadipate enol-lactone hydrolaseMetaCyc:CPLX-2761 | complex | |
subunit of 3-oxoadipate enol-lactone hydrolaseMetaCyc:MONOMER-3221 | protein | |
iron(3+)CHEBI:29034 | cofactor | |
3,4-dihydroxybenzoate + O2 => 3-carboxy-cis,cis-muconate + 2 H(+)RHEA:10085 | molecular activity | left to right |
3-carboxymuconate cycloisomerization to the R lactoneMetaCyc:5.5.1.2-RXN | molecular activity | right to left |
(R)-2-(carboxymethyl)-5-oxo-2,5-dihydro-2-furoate + H(+) => (4,5-dihydro-5-oxofuran-2-yl)-acetate + CO2RHEA:23349 | molecular activity | left to right |
(4,5-dihydro-5-oxofuran-2-yl)-acetate + H2O => 3-oxoadipate + H(+)RHEA:10185 | molecular activity | left to right |
3-oxoadipate degradationMetaCyc:PWY-2361 | pathway |
Mechanistic edges
| Subject | Predicate and description | Object | Evidence |
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GO:0019618 | has_part One of the four complete native core reactions; the GO scope is the protocatechuate branch ending at 3-oxoadipate. | 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate + O2 => 3-carboxy-cis,cis-muconate + 2 H(+)RHEA:10085 |
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dioxygenCHEBI:15379 | consumes Complete formal substrates side; coefficient 1. | 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate + O2 => 3-carboxy-cis,cis-muconate + 2 H(+)RHEA:10085 |
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3,4-dihydroxybenzoateCHEBI:36241 | consumes Complete formal substrates side; coefficient 1. | 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate + O2 => 3-carboxy-cis,cis-muconate + 2 H(+)RHEA:10085 |
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3,4-dihydroxybenzoate + O2 => 3-carboxy-cis,cis-muconate + 2 H(+)RHEA:10085 | produces Complete formal products side; coefficient 2. | hydronCHEBI:15378 |
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3,4-dihydroxybenzoate + O2 => 3-carboxy-cis,cis-muconate + 2 H(+)RHEA:10085 | produces Complete formal products side; coefficient 1. | 3-carboxy-cis,cis-muconate(3-)CHEBI:57496 |
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GO:0019618 | has_part One of the four complete native core reactions; the GO scope is the protocatechuate branch ending at 3-oxoadipate. | 3-carboxymuconate cycloisomerization to the R lactoneMetaCyc:5.5.1.2-RXN |
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hydronCHEBI:15378 | consumes Complete formal substrates side; coefficient 1. | 3-carboxymuconate cycloisomerization to the R lactoneMetaCyc:5.5.1.2-RXN |
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3-carboxy-cis,cis-muconate(3-)CHEBI:57496 | consumes Complete formal substrates side; coefficient 1. | 3-carboxymuconate cycloisomerization to the R lactoneMetaCyc:5.5.1.2-RXN |
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3-carboxymuconate cycloisomerization to the R lactoneMetaCyc:5.5.1.2-RXN | produces Complete formal products side; coefficient 1. The native R lactone is retained; stereo-unspecified RHEA:23658/CHEBI:57979 is not an exact identity. | (R)-2-(carboxylatomethyl)-5-oxo-2,5-dihydro-2-furoateCHEBI:58771 |
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GO:0019618 | has_part One of the four complete native core reactions; the GO scope is the protocatechuate branch ending at 3-oxoadipate. | (R)-2-(carboxymethyl)-5-oxo-2,5-dihydro-2-furoate + H(+) => (4,5-dihydro-5-oxofuran-2-yl)-acetate + CO2RHEA:23349 |
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hydronCHEBI:15378 | consumes Complete formal substrates side; coefficient 1. | (R)-2-(carboxymethyl)-5-oxo-2,5-dihydro-2-furoate + H(+) => (4,5-dihydro-5-oxofuran-2-yl)-acetate + CO2RHEA:23349 |
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(R)-2-(carboxylatomethyl)-5-oxo-2,5-dihydro-2-furoateCHEBI:58771 | consumes Complete formal substrates side; coefficient 1. | (R)-2-(carboxymethyl)-5-oxo-2,5-dihydro-2-furoate + H(+) => (4,5-dihydro-5-oxofuran-2-yl)-acetate + CO2RHEA:23349 |
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(R)-2-(carboxymethyl)-5-oxo-2,5-dihydro-2-furoate + H(+) => (4,5-dihydro-5-oxofuran-2-yl)-acetate + CO2RHEA:23349 | produces Complete formal products side; coefficient 1. | carbon dioxideCHEBI:16526 |
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(R)-2-(carboxymethyl)-5-oxo-2,5-dihydro-2-furoate + H(+) => (4,5-dihydro-5-oxofuran-2-yl)-acetate + CO2RHEA:23349 | produces Complete formal products side; coefficient 1. | 5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-2-furylacetateCHEBI:58425 |
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GO:0019618 | has_part One of the four complete native core reactions; the GO scope is the protocatechuate branch ending at 3-oxoadipate. | (4,5-dihydro-5-oxofuran-2-yl)-acetate + H2O => 3-oxoadipate + H(+)RHEA:10185 |
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waterCHEBI:15377 | consumes Complete formal substrates side; coefficient 1. | (4,5-dihydro-5-oxofuran-2-yl)-acetate + H2O => 3-oxoadipate + H(+)RHEA:10185 |
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5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-2-furylacetateCHEBI:58425 | consumes Complete formal substrates side; coefficient 1. | (4,5-dihydro-5-oxofuran-2-yl)-acetate + H2O => 3-oxoadipate + H(+)RHEA:10185 |
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(4,5-dihydro-5-oxofuran-2-yl)-acetate + H2O => 3-oxoadipate + H(+)RHEA:10185 | produces Complete formal products side; coefficient 1. | hydronCHEBI:15378 |
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(4,5-dihydro-5-oxofuran-2-yl)-acetate + H2O => 3-oxoadipate + H(+)RHEA:10185 | produces Complete formal products side; coefficient 1. | 3-oxoadipate(2-)CHEBI:15775 |
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3,4-dihydroxybenzoate + O2 => 3-carboxy-cis,cis-muconate + 2 H(+)RHEA:10085 | provides_input_for The complete shared intermediate is CHEBI:57496. This material connection preserves the native reaction ordering. | 3-carboxymuconate cycloisomerization to the R lactoneMetaCyc:5.5.1.2-RXN |
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3-carboxymuconate cycloisomerization to the R lactoneMetaCyc:5.5.1.2-RXN | provides_input_for The complete shared intermediate is CHEBI:58771. This material connection preserves the native reaction ordering. | (R)-2-(carboxymethyl)-5-oxo-2,5-dihydro-2-furoate + H(+) => (4,5-dihydro-5-oxofuran-2-yl)-acetate + CO2RHEA:23349 |
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(R)-2-(carboxymethyl)-5-oxo-2,5-dihydro-2-furoate + H(+) => (4,5-dihydro-5-oxofuran-2-yl)-acetate + CO2RHEA:23349 | provides_input_for The complete shared intermediate is CHEBI:58425. This material connection preserves the native reaction ordering. | (4,5-dihydro-5-oxofuran-2-yl)-acetate + H2O => 3-oxoadipate + H(+)RHEA:10185 |
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protocatechuate 3,4-dioxygenaseMetaCyc:CPLX-2721 | catalyzes Native Pseudomonas putida activity annotation. Its complex comment distinguishes the historical four-alpha/four-beta preparation from the ATCC23975 twelve-alpha/twelve-beta enzyme; native subunit frames are not exact cross-strain sequence assignments. | 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate + O2 => 3-carboxy-cis,cis-muconate + 2 H(+)RHEA:10085 |
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3-carboxymuconate cycloisomeraseMetaCyc:CPLX-2762 | catalyzes Historical Pseudomonas putida PcaB enzyme; do not substitute catechol-branch muconate cycloisomerase. | 3-carboxymuconate cycloisomerization to the R lactoneMetaCyc:5.5.1.2-RXN |
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4-carboxymuconolactone decarboxylaseMetaCyc:CPLX-2745 | catalyzes Historical Pseudomonas putida decarboxylase accelerates the otherwise spontaneous decarboxylation; distinct from muconolactone isomerase. | (R)-2-(carboxymethyl)-5-oxo-2,5-dihydro-2-furoate + H(+) => (4,5-dihydro-5-oxofuran-2-yl)-acetate + CO2RHEA:23349 |
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β-ketoadipate enol-lactone hydrolaseMetaCyc:CPLX-2761 | catalyzes Historical Pseudomonas putida hydrolase model shared with catechol cleavage; no exact sequence join to KT2440 Q88N36 is established. | (4,5-dihydro-5-oxofuran-2-yl)-acetate + H2O => 3-oxoadipate + H(+)RHEA:10185 |
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protocatechuate 3,4-dioxygenaseMetaCyc:CPLX-2721 | has_part 4 beta subunits in the source assembly. The complex comment attributes this model to the historical purified preparation and distinguishes the ATCC23975 twelve-alpha/twelve-beta enzyme. Native subunit cross-references do not establish exact sequence equivalence. | protocatechuate 3,4-dioxygenase β subunitMetaCyc:MONOMER-3185 |
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protocatechuate 3,4-dioxygenaseMetaCyc:CPLX-2721 | has_part 4 alpha subunits in the source assembly. The complex comment attributes this model to the historical purified preparation and distinguishes the ATCC23975 twelve-alpha/twelve-beta enzyme. Native subunit cross-references do not establish exact sequence equivalence. | protocatechuate 3,4-dioxygenase α subunitMetaCyc:MONOMER-3186 |
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3-carboxymuconate cycloisomeraseMetaCyc:CPLX-2762 | has_part 4 PcaB subunits in the source assembly. Native historical Pseudomonas putida assembly model. | subunit of 3-carboxymuconate cycloisomeraseMetaCyc:MONOMER-3222 |
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4-carboxymuconolactone decarboxylaseMetaCyc:CPLX-2745 | has_part Six subunits in the native historical Pseudomonas putida assembly annotation. The source distinguishes this hexamer from the catechol-branch muconolactone isomerase decamer. | subunit of 4-carboxymuconolactone decarboxylaseMetaCyc:MONOMER-3206 |
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β-ketoadipate enol-lactone hydrolaseMetaCyc:CPLX-2761 | has_part Native historical three-copy assembly annotation. It is not a modern structure determination or evidence for three KT2440 Q88N36 proteins; historical mass and sequence limitations are retained in the research ledger. | subunit of 3-oxoadipate enol-lactone hydrolaseMetaCyc:MONOMER-3221 |
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protocatechuate 3,4-dioxygenaseMetaCyc:CPLX-2721 | has_cofactor The native activity identifies ferric iron as a bound cofactor. The complex comment distinguishes preparations with different subunit counts; no universal iron occupancy is asserted. Dioxygen remains a reaction substrate. | iron(3+)CHEBI:29034 |
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3,4-dihydroxybenzoateCHEBI:36241 | regulates Protocatechuate induces enzyme expression in the source Pseudomonas putida pathway context; this does not assert direct catalytic activation or ligand binding to this purified assembly. | protocatechuate 3,4-dioxygenaseMetaCyc:CPLX-2721 |
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3-oxoadipate(2-)CHEBI:15775 | regulates 3-oxoadipate induces enzyme expression in the source Pseudomonas putida pathway context; this does not assert direct catalytic activation or ligand binding to this purified assembly. | 3-carboxymuconate cycloisomeraseMetaCyc:CPLX-2762 |
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3-oxoadipate(2-)CHEBI:15775 | regulates 3-oxoadipate induces enzyme expression in the source Pseudomonas putida pathway context; this does not assert direct catalytic activation or ligand binding to this purified assembly. | 4-carboxymuconolactone decarboxylaseMetaCyc:CPLX-2745 |
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3-oxoadipate(2-)CHEBI:15775 | regulates 3-oxoadipate induces enzyme expression in the source Pseudomonas putida pathway context; this does not assert direct catalytic activation or ligand binding to this purified assembly. | β-ketoadipate enol-lactone hydrolaseMetaCyc:CPLX-2761 |
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(4,5-dihydro-5-oxofuran-2-yl)-acetate + H2O => 3-oxoadipate + H(+)RHEA:10185 | provides_input_for The final core product, 3-oxoadipate, enters the separate downstream degradation module. Its CoA-transfer and thiolysis reactions are outside this record boundary. | 3-oxoadipate degradationMetaCyc:PWY-2361 |
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References
MetaCyc:PROTOCATECHUATE-ORTHO-CLEAVAGE-PWYMetaCyc:PROTOCATECHUATE-ORTHO-CLEAVAGE-PWY complete native object (source version: META PGDB 27.0; complete unmodified XML)MetaCyc:PROTOCATECHUATE-34-DIOXYGENASE-RXNMetaCyc:PROTOCATECHUATE-34-DIOXYGENASE-RXN complete native object (source version: META PGDB 27.0; complete unmodified XML)RHEA:10085RHEA:10085 exact directional equation and complete sides (source version: Rhea 142; digest binds complete original RDF gzip; source locators aggregate descriptions by native URI)MetaCyc:5.5.1.2-RXNMetaCyc:5.5.1.2-RXN complete native object (source version: META PGDB 27.0; complete unmodified XML)MetaCyc:PROTONMetaCyc:PROTON complete native object (source version: META PGDB 27.0; complete unmodified XML)MetaCyc:CPD-245MetaCyc:CPD-245 complete native object (source version: META PGDB 27.0; complete unmodified XML)MetaCyc:CPD-7737MetaCyc:CPD-7737 complete native object (source version: META PGDB 27.0; complete unmodified XML)MetaCyc:4-CARBOXYMUCONOLACTONE-DECARBOXYLASE-RXNMetaCyc:4-CARBOXYMUCONOLACTONE-DECARBOXYLASE-RXN complete native object (source version: META PGDB 27.0; complete unmodified XML)RHEA:23349RHEA:23349 exact directional equation and complete sides (source version: Rhea 142; digest binds complete original RDF gzip; source locators aggregate descriptions by native URI)MetaCyc:3-OXOADIPATE-ENOL-LACTONASE-RXNMetaCyc:3-OXOADIPATE-ENOL-LACTONASE-RXN complete native object (source version: META PGDB 27.0; complete unmodified XML)RHEA:10185RHEA:10185 exact directional equation and complete sides (source version: Rhea 142; digest binds complete original RDF gzip; source locators aggregate descriptions by native URI)MetaCyc:ENZRXN-3343MetaCyc ENZRXN-3343 native object (source version: META 27.0; retrieved 2026-10-14)MetaCyc:ENZRXN-3366MetaCyc ENZRXN-3366 native object (source version: META 27.0; retrieved 2026-10-14)MetaCyc:ENZRXN-3367MetaCyc ENZRXN-3367 native object (source version: META 27.0; retrieved 2026-10-14)MetaCyc:ENZRXN-3368MetaCyc ENZRXN-3368 native object (source version: META 27.0; retrieved 2026-10-14)MetaCyc:CPLX-2721MetaCyc CPLX-2721 native object (source version: META 27.0; retrieved 2026-10-14)MetaCyc:CPLX-2762MetaCyc CPLX-2762 native object (source version: META 27.0; retrieved 2026-10-14)MetaCyc:CPLX-2745MetaCyc CPLX-2745 native object (source version: META 27.0; retrieved 2026-10-14)MetaCyc:CPLX-2761MetaCyc CPLX-2761 native object (source version: META 27.0; retrieved 2026-10-14)MetaCyc:PWY-2361MetaCyc PWY-2361: complete native object (source version: META PGDB 27.0; complete unmodified XML)GO:0019618Gene Ontology: protocatechuate catabolic process, ortho-cleavage (source version: GO 2026-07-26; digest binds the complete uncompressed semantic SQL database used for the pinned ontology projection)
Curation history
- claude-code
- CREATE — Add complete protocatechuate ortho-cleavage pathway with exact stereochemistry and native enzyme evidence
Curated GO:0019618 from all four native pathway reactions, exact charged chemical identities, complete Rhea sides, historical native enzyme annotations and source-scoped induction. Preserved the R lactone by retaining MetaCyc:5.5.1.2-RXN; rejected its non-exact Rhea cross-reference. Added independent authority coverage and a reaction-only GO/MetaCyc contextual-label rule. Hidden and ignored duplicate searches, primary evidence limitations and external original hashes are retained in research/pathway_additions/2026-10-14-next-250/protocatechuate. Generated pages, full gates and independent reviews are part of this change; their actual results are recorded separately.
- CREATE — Add complete protocatechuate ortho-cleavage pathway with exact stereochemistry and native enzyme evidence
- codex
- GENERAL — Correct the initial session actor attribution
The scaffolder defaulted session actor name to claude-code in history/records/protocatechuate-ortho-cleavage/2026-10-14T110803Z-claude-code-e49fea.yaml. That session was performed by Codex with GPT-6, as its model and agent_tool fields already state. This append-only correction preserves the original session and does not change the pathway or its scientific claims.
- GENERAL — Correct the initial session actor attribution
- codex
- EDIT — Correct four GO logical restriction source locators after independent review
Address F1 in reviews/structured/20261014T111342Z-protocatechuate-independent-initial/review.yaml. The biological input/output assertions remain unchanged. Their source locators now identify the actual owl:equivalentClass/owl:intersectionOf members and onProperty/someValuesFrom restrictions rather than incorrectly attributing both to direct rdfs:subClassOf. Independently queried the pinned GO SQL stanza before editing. Regeneration and final gates follow this correction.
- EDIT — Correct four GO logical restriction source locators after independent review