From cis-4-(7-Hydroxypyren-8-yl)-2-oxobut-3-enoate to 7,8-Dihydropyrene-8-carboxylate and Pyruvate

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Medline reference
Schneider J, Grosser R, Jayasimhulu K, Xue W, Warshawsky D. Appl Environ Microbiol (1996) 62(1): 13-9.

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  cis-4-(7-Hydroxypyren-8-yl)-2-oxobut-3-enoate   
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    7,8-Dihydropyrene-8-carboxylate + Pyruvate
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