Reaction: (1) 3-(cis-5,6-dihydroxycyclohexa-1,3-dien-1-yl)propanoate + NAD+ = 3-(2,3-dihydroxyphenyl)propanoate + NADH + H+
(2) (2E)-3-(cis-5,6-dihydroxycyclohexa-1,3-dien-1-yl)prop-2-enoate + NAD+ = (2E)-3-(2,3-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate + NADH + H+
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Glossary: (2E)-3-(2,3-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate = trans-2,3-dihydroxycinnamate
Other name(s): hcaB (gene name); cis-dihydrodiol dehydrogenase; 2,3-dihydroxy-2,3-dihydro-phenylpropionate dehydrogenase
Systematic name: 3-(cis-5,6-dihydroxycyclohexa-1,3-dien-1-yl)propanoate:NAD+ oxidoreductase
Comments: This enzyme catalyses a step in the pathway of phenylpropanoid compounds degradation.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EAWAG-BBD, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number:
References:
1. Díaz, E., Ferrández, A. and García, J.L. Characterization of the hca cluster encoding the dioxygenolytic pathway for initial catabolism of 3-phenylpropionic acid in Escherichia coli K-12. J. Bacteriol. 180 (1998) 2915-2923. [PMID: 9603882]