1.2.1.61 metabolism enzyme is part of the degradation pathway of 4-nitrophenol which is a priority environmental pollutant -, 719179 1.2.1.61 metabolism HqdC gene is part of a gene cluster associated with hydroquinone degradation into 3-oxoadipate -, 724063 1.2.1.61 additional information highly conserved residues C281 and E247 are identified to be critical for its catalytic activity, and flexible docking studies of the enzyme-substrate system predict the interactions between PnpE and its substrate 4-hydroxymuconic semialdehyde, flexible docking of substrate to PnpE, molecular docking analysis, overview 742206 1.2.1.61 physiological function the pnpE-encoded enzyme gamma-hydroxymuconic semialdehyde dehydrogenase catalyzes the reduction of 4-hydroxymuconic semialdehyde to maleylacetate in Pseudomonas sp. strain WBC-3, playing a key role in the catabolism of toxic para-nitrophenol to Krebs cycle intermediates 742206