From 4-Hydroxy-2-oxovalerate to Pyruvate and Acetaldehyde

Graphic of the reaction.
Medline reference: Lau PC, Bergeron H, Labbe D, Wang Y, Brousseau R, Gibson DT. Gene (1994) 146(1): 7-13.
Search Medline for 4-hydroxy-2-oxovalerate aldolase.: 20 citations on March 09, 2012.

               4-Hydroxy-2-oxovalerate               
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  4-hydroxy-2-oxovalerate |
                 aldolase |
                 4.1.3.39 | Search GenBank, 1020 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
                    Kyoto |
                   ExPASy |
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               Pyruvate + Acetaldehyde

Display a pathway starting from this reaction.

EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:: 2-Oxo-4-hydroxycarboxylate -----> Aldehyde + Pyruvate (bt0043)

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0100.
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