From cis-4-Carboxymethylenebut-2-en-4-olide to Maleylacetate

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Pathak D, Ollis D. J Mol Biol (1990) 214(2): 497-525.

Search Medline for dienelactone hydrolase.
50 citations on March 09, 2012. 
  cis-4-Carboxymethylenebut-2-en-4-olide   
                     |
                     |  H2O
        dienelactone | /
           hydrolase |/
            3.1.1.45 | Search GenBank, 1887 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
               Kyoto |\
              ExPASy | \
                     |  H+
                     v
               Maleylacetate
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
Dienelactone derivative -----> Maleylacetate derivative (bt0313)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0286.
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