From trans-4-Carboxymethylenebut-2-en-4-olide to Maleylacetate

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Pathak D, Ollis D. J Mol Biol (1990) 214(2): 497-525.

Search Medline titles for dienelactone hydrolase.
18 citations on May 30, 2012. 
  trans-4-Carboxymethylenebut-2-en-4-olide   
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                      |  H2O,H+
         dienelactone | /
            hydrolase |/
             3.1.1.45 | Search GenBank, 1887 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
                Kyoto |
               ExPASy |
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                      v
                Maleylacetate
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
Dienelactone derivative -----> Maleylacetate derivative (bt0313)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0110.
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