From 4-Hydroxybenzoate to Hydroquinone

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Medline reference
Eppink MH, Boeren SA, Vervoort J, van Berkel WJ. J Bacteriol (1997) 179(21): 6680-7.

Search Medline for 4-hydroxybenzoate 1-hydroxylase.
4 citations on March 09, 2012. 
            4-Hydroxybenzoate            
                    |
                    |  NAD(P)H + O2 + 2 H+
  4-hydroxybenzoate | /
      1-hydroxylase |/
         1.14.13.64 |
              Kyoto |\
             ExPASy | \
                    |  NAD(P)+ + H2O + CO2
                    v
              Hydroquinone
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
p-Hydroxybenzoate derivative -----> 1,4-Dihydroxybenzenoid (bt0343)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0752.
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