Hydroquinone: Environmental Pollution, Toxicity, and Microbial Answers

Figure 2

Two different branched pathways for the biodegradation of hydroquinone under aerobic conditions. I: hydroquinone hydroxylase; II: 1,2,4-trihydroxybenzene 1,2-dioxygenase; III: hydroquinone dioxygenase; IV: 4-hydroxymuconic semialdehyde dehydrogenase; V: beta-ketoadipate oxidoreductase.