protocatechuate catabolic process, meta-cleavage
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of protocatechuate, the anion of 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid, to yield oxaloacetate and pyruvate.
GO:0006090
pyruvate metabolic process
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GO:0006107
oxaloacetate metabolic process
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GO:0019619
3,4-dihydroxybenzoate catabolic process
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3,4-dihydroxybenzoate catabolic process, meta-cleavage
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protocatechuate breakdown, meta-cleavage
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protocatechuate catabolic process to oxaloacetate and pyruvate
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protocatechuate degradation, meta-cleavage
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