| SUBSTRATE | PRODUCT | REACTION DIAGRAM | ORGANISM | UNIPROT ACCESSION NO. | COMMENTARY/ Substrate | LITERATURE/ Substrate | COMMENTARY/ Product | LITERATURE/ Product | Reversibility r=reversible ir=irreversible ?=not specified |
| 2,3-dihydroxybenzaldehyde + 2-oxoglutarate | (5R)-5-(2,3-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-hydroxy-4-oxopentanoic acid + CO2 |
 | Escherichia coli K-12 | - | assay at pH 8 | 705201 | - | - | - |
| 2-bromobenzaldehyde + 2-oxoglutarate | (5R)-5-(2-bromophenyl)-5-hydroxy-4-oxopentanoic acid + CO2 |
 | Escherichia coli K-12 | - | assay at pH 8 | 705201 | - | - | - |
| 2-chlorobenzaldehyde + 2-oxoglutarate | (5R)-5-(2-chlorophenyl)-5-hydroxy-4-oxopentanoic acid + CO2 |
 | Escherichia coli K-12 | - | assay at pH 8 | 705201 | - | - | - |
| 2-fluorobenzaldehyde + 2-oxoglutarate | (5R)-5-(2-fluorophenyl)-5-hydroxy-4-oxopentanoic acid + CO2 |
 | Escherichia coli K-12 | - | assay at pH 8 | 705201 | - | - | - |
| 2-fluorobenzaldehyde + oxaloacetate | (1R)-1-(2-fluorophenyl)-1-hydroxypropan-2-one + 2 CO2 |
 | Escherichia coli K-12 | - | assay at pH 8 | 705201 | - | - | - |
| 2-fluorobenzaldehyde + pyruvate | (1R)-1-(2-fluorophenyl)-1-hydroxypropan-2-one + CO2 |
 | Escherichia coli K-12 | - | assay at pH 8 | 705201 | - | - | - |
| 2-iodobenzaldehyde + 2-oxoglutarate | (5R)-5-hydroxy-5-(2-iodophenyl)-4-oxopentanoic acid + CO2 |
 | Escherichia coli K-12 | - | assay at pH 8 | 705201 | - | - | - |
| 2-methylbenzaldehyde + 2-oxoglutarate | (5R)-5-hydroxy-5-(2-methylphenyl)-4-oxopentanoic acid + CO2 |
 | Escherichia coli K-12 | - | assay at pH 8 | 705201 | - | - | - |
| 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde + 2-oxoglutarate | (5R)-5-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-hydroxy-4-oxopentanoic acid + CO2 |
 | Escherichia coli K-12 | - | assay at pH 8 | 705201 | - | - | - |
| 3-fluorobenzaldehyde + 2-oxoglutarate | (5R)-5-(3-fluorophenyl)-5-hydroxy-4-oxopentanoic acid + CO2 |
 | Escherichia coli K-12 | - | assay at pH 8 | 705201 | - | - | - |
| 3-iodobenzaldehyde + 2-oxoglutarate | (5R)-5-hydroxy-5-(3-iodophenyl)-4-oxopentanoic acid + CO2 |
 | Escherichia coli K-12 | - | assay at pH 8 | 705201 | - | - | - |
| 3-methoxybenzaldehyde + 2-oxoglutarate | (5R)-5-hydroxy-5-(3-methoxyphenyl)-4-oxopentanoic acid + CO2 |
 | Escherichia coli K-12 | - | assay at pH 8 | 705201 | - | - | - |
| 4-chlorbenzaldehyde + 2-oxoglutarate | (5R)-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-hydroxy-4-oxopentanoic acid + CO2 |
 | Escherichia coli K-12 | - | assay at pH 8 | 705201 | - | - | - |
| 4-fluorobenzaldehyde + 2-oxoglutarate | (5R)-5-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-hydroxy-4-oxopentanoic acid + CO2 |
 | Escherichia coli K-12 | - | assay at pH 8 | 705201 | - | - | - |
| 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde + 2-oxoglutarate | (5R)-5-hydroxy-5-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxopentanoic acid + CO2 |
 | Escherichia coli K-12 | - | assay at pH 8 | 705201 | - | - | - |
| acetaldehyde + 2-oxoglutarate | (5R)-5-hydroxy-4-oxohexanoic acid + CO2 |
 | Escherichia coli K-12 | - | assay at pH 8 | 705201 | - | - | - |
| benzaldehyde + 2-oxoglutarate | (5R)-5-hydroxy-4-oxo-5-phenylpentanoic acid + CO2 |
 | Escherichia coli K-12 | - | assay at pH 8 | 705201 | - | - | - |
| benzaldehyde + oxaloacetate | (1R)-1-hydroxy-1-phenylpropan-2-one + 2 CO2 |
 | Escherichia coli K-12 | - | assay at pH 8 | 705201 | - | - | - |
| benzaldehyde + pyruvate | (1R)-1-hydroxy-1-phenylpropan-2-one + 2 CO2 |
 | Escherichia coli K-12 | - | assay at pH 8 | 705201 | - | - | - |
| cyclohex-1-ene-1-carbaldehyde + 2-oxoglutarate | (5R)-5-cyclohex-1-en-1-yl-5-hydroxy-4-oxopentanoic acid + CO2 |
 | Escherichia coli K-12 | - | assay at pH 8 | 705201 | - | - | - |
| glyoxylate + 2-oxoglutarate | 5-hydroxy-4-oxopentanoic acid + 2 CO2 |
 | Escherichia coli K-12 | - | assay at pH 8 | 705201 | - | - | - |
| hexanal + 2-oxoglutarate | (5R)-5-hydroxy-4-oxodecanoic acid + CO2 |
 | Escherichia coli K-12 | - | assay at pH 8 | 705201 | - | - | - |
| isochorismate + 2-oxoglutarate | 5-enolpyruvoyl-6-hydroxy-2-succinyl-cyclohex-3-ene-1-carboxylate + CO2 |
 | Escherichia coli | - | the enzyme is involved in biosynthesis of vitamin K2 (menoquinone). Under basic conditions, the product can spontaneously lose pyruvate to form (1R,6R)-6-hydroxy-2-succinylcyclohexa-2,4-diene-1-carboxylate, under basic conditions, the product can spontaneously lose pyruvate to form (1R,6R)-6-hydroxy-2-succinylcyclohexa-2,4-diene-1-carboxylate | 685086 | - | - | ? |
| pyruvate + 2-oxoglutarate | 4-hydroxy-5-oxohexanoic acid + 2 CO2 |
 | Escherichia coli K-12 | - | assay at pH 8 | 705201 | - | - | - |
| undec-10-enal + 2-oxoglutarate | (5R)-5-hydroxy-4-oxopentadec-14-enoic acid + CO2 |
 | Escherichia coli K-12 | - | assay at pH 8 | 705201 | - | - | - |
| isochorismate + 2-oxoglutarate | (1R,2S,5S,6S)-5-[(1-carboxyethenyl)oxy]-2-(3-carboxypropanoyl)-6-hydroxycyclohex-3-ene-1-carboxylic acid + CO2 |
 | Escherichia coli K-12 | - | assay at pH 8 | 705201 | - | - | - |
| additional information | ? | - | Escherichia coli | - | MenD participates in the menaquinone (vitamin K2) biosynthetic pathway | 684159 | - | - | - |