From trans-3-Chloroacrylic acid to Malonate semialdehyde

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Medline reference
Poelarends GJ, Wilkens M, Larkin MJ, van Elsas JD, Janssen DB. Appl Environ Microbiol (1998) 64(8): 2931-6.

Search Medline for 3-chloroacrylic acid.
37 citations on March 09, 2012. 
                       trans-3-Chloroacrylic acid                        
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         trans-3-chloroacrylic acid | /
                       dehalogenase |/
                            3.8.1.- | Search GenBank, 1 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
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                                    |  H+
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                     [3-Chloro-3-hydroxypropanoate]                      
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                                    |  H+ + Cl-
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                          Malonate semialdehyde
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
1-Oxo 2- or 3-ene derivative -----> 1-Oxo-3-hydroxy derivative (bt0021)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0689.
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