From 2-Hydroxyisobutyrate to 2-Propanol

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Medline reference
Steffan RJ, McClay K, Vainberg S, Condee CW, Zhang D. Appl Environ Microbiol (1997) 63(11): 4216-22.

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             2-Hydroxyisobutyrate              
                       |
                       |  H+
  2-hydroxyisobutyrate | /
         decarboxylase |/
               4.1.1.- |
                       |\
                ExPASy | \
                       |  CO2
                       v
                  2-Propanol
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
2- or 3- substituted Carboxylate -----> RH + CO2 (bt0051)
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