The enzyme from Corynebacterium cyclohexanicum is highly specific for the trans-4-hydroxy derivative. cf. EC 1.1.1.438, cis-4-hydroxycyclohexanecarboxylate dehydrogenase.
Identification and characterization of a chc gene cluster responsible for the aromatization pathway of cyclohexanecarboxylate degradation in Sinomonas cyclohexanicum ATCC 51369.