From 4,4-Dimethyl-3-oxopentanal to 4,4-Dimethyl-3-oxopentanoate

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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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                4,4-Dimethyl-3-oxopentanal                 
                             |
                             |  H2O
  4,4-dimethyl-3-oxopentanal | /
               dehydrogenase |/
                     1.2.-.- |
                             |\
                      ExPASy | \
                             |  3H+ + 2e-
                             v
               4,4-Dimethyl-3-oxopentanoate
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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# r1309.
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