From 4-Methylenebut-2-en-4-olide to cis-Acetylacrylate

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Medline reference: Bruckmann M, Blasco R, Timmis KN, Pieper DH. J Bacteriol (1998) 180(2): 400-2.
Search Medline titles for dienelactone hydrolase.: 19 citations on August 07, 2012.

  4-Methylenebut-2-en-4-olide   
                |
                |  OH^-
   dienelactone | /
      hydrolase |/
       3.1.1.45 | Search GenBank, 1887 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
          Kyoto |
         ExPASy |
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                v
       cis-Acetylacrylate

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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# r0404.
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