2-Aminomuconate is an intermediate in the bacterial biodegradation of nitrobenzene. The enzyme has been isolated from several species, including Pseudomonas pseudocaligenes JS45, Pseudomonas fluorescens KU-7, Pseudomonas sp. AP3 and Burkholderia cenocepacia J2315. The reaction is spontaneous in acid conditions.
Studies of the catabolic pathway of degradation of nitrobenzene by Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes JS45: removal of the amino group from 2-aminomuconic semialdehyde.
Prokaryotic homologs of the eukaryotic 3-hydroxyanthranilate 3,4-dioxygenase and 2-amino-3-carboxymuconate-6-semialdehyde decarboxylase in the 2-nitrobenzoate degradation pathway of Pseudomonas fluorescens strain KU-7.