From Benzoyl acetyl-CoA to Acetyl-CoA and Benzoyl-CoA

Graphic of the reaction.
Medline reference: Ball HA, Johnson HA, Reinhard M, Spormann AM. J Bacteriol (1996) 178(19): 5755-61.
Search Medline for anaerobic ethylbenzene biodegradation.: 86 citations on March 09, 2012.

             Benzoyl acetyl-CoA              
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                      |  CoA
  benzoyl acetate-CoA | /
             thiolase |/
              2.3.1.- |
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               ExPASy |
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                      v
          Acetyl-CoA + Benzoyl-CoA

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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:: 3-Ketoacetyl-CoA derivative -----> CoA thioester + Acetyl-CoA (bt0161)

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0243.
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