1.14.12.10 BDO, BenA, benzoate 1,2-dioxygenase, benzoate 1,2-dioxygenase oxygenase, benzoate dioxygenase, benzoate hydroxylase, benzoic hydroxylase, BZDO, BZDO enzyme, oxygenase, benzoate 1,2-di- - 1.14.12.10 benzoate 1,2-dioxygenase system BZDOS 1.14.12.10 EC 1.13.99.2 formerly 1.14.12.10 benABC genes are organized in a single cluster and are under benzoate induced regulation. The benABC genes jointly encode benzoate 1,2-dioxygenase, which catalyzes the dihydroxylation of benzoate to produce 1,2-dihydroxy-cyclohexa-3,5-diene-1-carboxylic acid