From 4-Methylcyclohexa-3,5-diene-1,2-cis-diol-1-carboxylic acid to 4-Methylcatechol

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Medline reference
Whited GM, McCombie WR, Kwart LD, Gibson DT. J Bacteriol (1986) 166(3): 1028-39.

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5 citations on March 09, 2012. 
                                       4-Methylcyclohexa-3,5-diene-1,2-cis-diol-1-carboxylic acid                                        
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                                                                    |  NAD(P)+
         4-methylcyclohexa-3,5-diene-1,2-cis-diol-1-carboxylic acid | /
                                                      dehydrogenase |/
                                                           1.3.1.67 |
                                                              Kyoto |\
                                                             ExPASy | \
                                                                    |  NAD(P)H + H+ + CO2
                                                                    v
                                                            4-Methylcatechol
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
1-Carboxy-1,2-dihydroxy-2-hydrobenzenoid -----> Catechol derivative (bt0056)
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