Term Name:	protocatechuate catabolic process, meta-cleavage
Synonyms:	3,4-dihydroxybenzoate catabolic process, meta-cleavage, protocatechuate breakdown, meta-cleavage, protocatechuate catabolic process to oxaloacetate and pyruvate, protocatechuate degradation, meta-cleavage
Definition:	The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of protocatechuate, the anion of 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid, to yield oxaloacetate and pyruvate.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0019617]    QuickGO    AmiGO