beta-ketoadipate pathway GO:0042952 PMID:15937168 PMID:8905091 KEGG:map00624 pathway KEGG:map00362 KEGG:map01120 UPa:UPA00157 The classical beta-ketoadipate pathway: ortho cleavage of catechol (1,2-dihydroxybenzene) or protocatechuate (3,4-dihydroxybenzoate) ring leads to beta-ketoadipate (3-oxoadipate), which is subsequently converted to succinyl-coenzyme A (CoA) and acetyl-CoA. KEGG:map01100 aromatic compound metabolism