From 2,4,4-Trimethylpentanal to 2,4,4-Trimethylpentanoate

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Medline reference
Solano-Serena F, Marchal R, Heiss S, Vandecasteele JP. J Appl Microbiol (2004) 97(3): 629-39.

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               2,4,4-Trimethylpentanal               
                          |
                          |  H2O
  2,4,4-trimethylpentanal | /
            dehydrogenase |/
                  1.2.-.- |
                          |\
                   ExPASy | \
                          |  3H+ + 2e-
                          v
              2,4,4-Trimethylpentanoate
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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# r1275.
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