From Diglycolate to Glyoxylate and Glycolate

Graphic of the reaction.

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

Search Medline for diglycolic acid dehydrogenase.
5 citations on March 09, 2012. 
           Diglycolate           
                |
                |  O2 + 2H+ + 2e-
     unspecific | /
  monooxygenase |/
      1.14.14.1 | Search GenBank, 211 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
          Kyoto |\
         ExPASy | \
                |  H2O
                v
     Glyoxylate + Glycolate
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
dialiphatic Ether -----> Alcohol + Aldehyde (bt0023)
[Morpholine] [BBD Main Menu]

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1534.
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