3-Methyl-<i>cis</i>,<i>cis</i>-muconate → 4-Methyl-3-oxoadipate<br><br>Comments:<br>This rule handles the 3-methyl-<i>cis</i>,<i>cis</i>-muconate pathway including lactonization, methyl isomerization, and hydrolysis of the lactone ring to form 4-methyl-3-oxoadipate. Based on <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9461415">Erb et al. (1998)</a>.
