From 2-(2-Aminoethoxy)acetate to Diglycolate

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Medline reference
Combourieu B, Poupin P, Besse P, Sancelme M, Veschambre H, Truffaut N, Delort AM. Biodegradation (1998) 9(6): 433-42.

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7 citations on March 09, 2012. 
  2-(2-Aminoethoxy)acetate   
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              |  2OH-
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              v\
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              |  NH4+ + 2H+ + 2e-
              v
         Diglycolate
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
primary Amine -----> Aldehyde or Ketone (bt0063)
Aldehyde -----> Carboxylate (bt0003)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1533.
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