From 2-Pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylate to 4-Oxalomesaconate

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Masai E, Shinohara S, Hara H, Nishikawa S, Katayama Y, Fukuda M. J Bacteriol (1999) 181(1): 55-62.

Search Medline for 2-pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylic acid hydrolase.
3 citations on March 09, 2012. 
                2-Pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylate                 
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                             |  H2O
  2-pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylate | /
                   hydrolase |/
                    3.1.1.57 | Search GenBank, 24 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
                       Kyoto |\
                      ExPASy | \
                             |  H+
                             v
                     4-Oxalomesaconate
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
Ester -----> Alcohol + Carboxylate (bt0024)
Enol -----> Keto (bt0044)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1641.
It was generated on March 11, 2026 at 8:03:13 AM CDT. 

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