From 6-Oxo-2-hydroxy-7-(4'-chlorophenyl)-3,8,8,8-tetrachloroocta-2Z,4Z-dienoate to 4-Chlorobenzoate

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Medline reference
Nadeau LJ, Menn FM, Breen A, Sayler GS. Appl Environ Microbiol (1994) 60(1): 51-5.

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22 citations on March 09, 2012. 

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                               4-Chlorobenzoate
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