From 4-Hydroxybutyraldehyde to 4-Hydroxybutanoate

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Medline reference
Bernhardt D, Diekmann H. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol (1991) 36(1): 120-3.

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              4-Hydroxybutyraldehyde               
                         |
                         |  H2O
  4-hydroxybutaraldehyde | /
           dehydrogenase |/
                 1.2.-.- |
                         |\
                  ExPASy | \
                         |  2H+ + 2e-
                         v
                4-Hydroxybutanoate
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
Aldehyde -----> Carboxylate (bt0003)
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