From 5-Oxo-4,5-dihydropyrrole-2-carboxylate to 2-Oxoglutarate

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Reference
Hormann, K., & Andreesen, J. A. (1991). A flavin-dependent oxygenase reaction initiates the degradation of pyrrole-2-carboxylate in Arthrobacter strain Py1 (DSM 6386). Archives of Microbiology, 157, 43-48.

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                      5-Oxo-4,5-dihydropyrrole-2-carboxylate                       
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                                         |  H2O
  5-oxo-4,5-dihydropyrrole-2-carboxylate | /
                                 amidase |/
                                 3.5.2.- |
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                                  ExPASy |
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                                         v
                          [2-Amino-4-carboxybut-2-enate]                           
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                                         |  H2O
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                                         |  NH3
                                         v
                                  2-Oxoglutarate
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
secondary Amide -----> Carboxylate + primary Amine (bt0067)
primary Imine -----> Aldehyde (bt0391)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0984.
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