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Hydroxyquinol 1,2-dioxygenase (1,2-HQD) catalyzes the ring cleavage of hydroxyquinol (1,2,4-trihydroxybenzene), a intermediate in the degradation of a large variety of aromatic compounds including some polychloro- and nitroaromatic pollutants, to form 3-hydroxy-cis,cis-muconates. 1,2-HQD blongs to the aromatic dioxygenase family, a family of mononuclear non-heme intradiol-cleaving enzymes.
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