Muconate lactonizing enzyme
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'''Muconate lactonizing enzymes''' (MLEs) are involved in the breakdown of lignin-derived aromatics, [[catechol]] and [[protocatechuate]], to [[citric acid cycle]] intermediates as a part of the β-ketoadipate pathway in soil microbes. Some [[bacterial]] species are also capable of [[dehalogenating]] [[chloroaromatic compounds]] by the action of [[chloromuconate lactonizing enzymes]]. The bacterial MLEs belong to the [[enolase superfamily]], several structures from which are known.
==External links==
* {{MeshName|cis,cis-muconate+lactonizing+enzyme}}
* {{EC number|5.5.1.1}}
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