An archetypical extradiol-cleaving catecholic dioxygenase: the crystal structure of catechol 2,3-dioxygenase (metapyrocatechase) from Ppseudomonas putida mt-2.
Primary Citation of Related Structures:   1MPY
PubMed Abstract: 
Catechol dioxygenases catalyze the ring cleavage of catechol and its derivatives in either an intradiol or extradiol manner. These enzymes have a key role in the degradation of aromatic molecules in the environment by soil bacteria. Catechol 2, 3-dioxygenase catalyzes the incorporation of dioxygen into catechol and the extradiol ring cleavage to form 2-hydroxymuconate semialdehyde ...
Catechol dioxygenases catalyze the ring cleavage of catechol and its derivatives in either an intradiol or extradiol manner. These enzymes have a key role in the degradation of aromatic molecules in the environment by soil bacteria. Catechol 2, 3-dioxygenase catalyzes the incorporation of dioxygen into catechol and the extradiol ring cleavage to form 2-hydroxymuconate semialdehyde. Catechol 2,3-dioxygenase (metapyrocatechase, MPC) from Pseudomonas putida mt-2 was the first extradiol dioxygenase to be obtained in a pure form and has been studied extensively. The lack of an MPC structure has hampered the understanding of the general mechanism of extradiol dioxygenases.
Related Citations: 
Crystallization and Preliminary X-Ray Diffraction Studies of Expressed Pseudomonas Putida Catechol 2,3-Dioxygenase Kita, A., Kita, S., Inaka, K., Ishida, T., Horiike, K., Nozaki, M., Miki, K. (1997) J Biochem 122: 201
Organizational Affiliation: 
Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan.