From cis-1,2-Dihydroxy-1,2-dihydro-7-methylnaphthalene to 4-Methylsalicylate

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Medline reference
Mahajan MC, Phale PS, Vaidyanathan CS. Arch Microbiol (1994) 161(5): 425-33.

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  cis-1,2-Dihydroxy-1,2-dihydro-7-methylnaphthalene   
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                  4-Methylsalicylate                  
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
vic-Dihydrodihydroxyaromatic -----> vic-Dihydroxyaromatic (bt0255)
1,2-Dihydroxypolyaromatic -----> 1-Hydroxy-2-carboxyaromatic (bt0340)

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