protocatechuate catabolic process, ortho-cleavage
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of protocatechuate, the anion of 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid, to yield beta-ketoadipate.
GO:0019619
3,4-dihydroxybenzoate catabolic process
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GO:0043648
dicarboxylic acid metabolic process
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GO:1901568
fatty acid derivative metabolic process
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3,4-dihydroxybenzoate catabolic process, ortho-cleavage
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protocatechuate breakdown, ortho-cleavage
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protocatechuate catabolic process to beta-ketoadipate
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protocatechuate degradation, ortho-cleavage
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