Reaction: cis-1,2-dihydrobenzene-1,2-diol + NAD+ = catechol + NADH + H+
Other name(s): cis-benzene glycol dehydrogenase; cis-1,2-dihydrocyclohexa-3,5-diene (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) oxidoreductase;
Systematic name: cis-1,2-dihydrobenzene-1,2-diol:NAD+ oxidoreductase
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EAWAG-BBD, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 51923-03-6
References:
1. Axcell, B.C. and Geary, P.J. The metabolism of benzene by bacteria. Purification and some properties of the enzyme cis-1,2-dihydroxycyclohexa-3,5-diene (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) oxidoreductase (cis-benzene glycol dehydrogenase). Biochem. J. 136 (1973) 927-934. [PMID: 4362337]
2. Gibson, D.T., Koch, J.R. and Kallio, R.E. Oxidative degradation of aromatic hydrocarbons by microorganisms. I. Enzymatic formation of catechol from benzene. Biochemistry 7 (1968) 2653-2662. [PMID: 4298226]