From 1,2-Dihydroxynaphthalene-6-sulfonate to (Z)-4-(2-Hydroxy-5-sulfonatophenyl)-2-oxo-3-butenoate

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Medline reference
Wittich RM, Rast HG, Knackmuss HJ. Appl Environ Microbiol (1988) 54(7): 1842-7.

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4 citations on July 30, 2012. 
                     1,2-Dihydroxynaphthalene-6-sulfonate                      
                                       |
                                       |  O2
  1,2-dihydroxynaphthalene-6-sulfonate | /
                      1,8a-dioxygenase |/
                             1.13.11.- |
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                                ExPASy | \
                                       |  H+
                                       v
             (Z)-4-(2-Hydroxy-5-sulfonatophenyl)-2-oxo-3-butenoate
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