From 4,4'-Dihydroxy-alpha-methylstilbene to 4-Hydroxybenzaldehyde and 4-Hydroxyacetophenone

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Medline reference
Spivack J, Leib TK, Lobos JH. J Biol Chem (1994) 269(10): 7323-9.

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                     4,4'-Dihydroxy-alpha-methylstilbene                     
                                      |
                                      |  O2
  4,4'-dihydroxy-alpha-methylstilbene | /
                          dioxygenase |/
                              1.3.-.- |
                                      |\
                               ExPASy | \
                                      |  2H+ + 2e-
                                      v
                4-Hydroxybenzaldehyde + 4-Hydroxyacetophenone
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
Stilbene derivative -----> Aldo/Keto derivative + Aldo/Keto derivative (bt0173)
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