From 1,2-Dihydroxy-8-methylnaphthalene to 2-Hydroxy-8-methylchromene-2-carboxylate

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Medline reference
Mahajan MC, Phale PS, Vaidyanathan CS. Arch Microbiol (1994) 161(5): 425-33.

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                    1,2-Dihydroxy-8-methylnaphthalene                    
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                                    |  O2
  1,2-dihydroxy-8-methylnaphthalene | /
                        dioxygenase |/
                           1.13.-.- |
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                             ExPASy | \
                                    |  H+
                                    v
                2-Hydroxy-8-methylchromene-2-carboxylate
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