From cis-4-(2-Hydroxynaph-3-yl)-2-oxobut-3-enoate to 3-Hydroxy-2-naphthoate

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Medline reference
EVANS WC, FERNLEY HN, GRIFFITHS E. Biochem J (1965) 95: 819-31.

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                                cis-4-(2-Hydroxynaph-3-yl)-2-oxobut-3-enoate                                 
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                                                      |  H2O
         cis-4-(2-hydroxynaph-3-yl)-2-oxobut-3-enoate | /
                                   hydratase-aldolase |/
                                              4.1.2.- |
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                                               ExPASy | \
                                                      |  Pyruvate
                                                      v
                                         [3-Hydroxy-2-napthaldehyde]                                         
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                                                      |  H2O
                                                      | /
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                                                      |  2H+ + 2e-
                                                      v
                                           3-Hydroxy-2-naphthoate
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
Aldehyde -----> Carboxylate (bt0003)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1105.
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