The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of protocatechuate, the anion of 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid, to yield oxaloacetate and pyruvate.
protocatechuate catabolic process, ortho-cleavage
pyruvate biosynthetic process +
pyruvate catabolic process +
sulphoglycolysis
Synonyms
Exact Synonyms:
protocatechuate breakdown, meta-cleavage
;
protocatechuate catabolic process to oxaloacetate and pyruvate
;
protocatechuate degradation, meta-cleavage