5-carboxymethyl-2-hydroxymuconate isomerase (CHMI) transforms 5-carboxymethyl-2-hydroxy-muconic acid into 5-oxo-pent-3-ene-1,2,5-tricarboxylic acid during the third step of the homoprotocatechuate catabolic pathway [PMID:2194841]. CHMI is a member of the tautomerase superfamily many of which utilise a unique N-terminal proline residue as a general acid/base.
Defined by 4 residues: PRO:A-1 [auth A-2]PRO:A-35 [auth A-36]ARG:A-40 [auth A-41]ARG:A-71 [auth A-72]