From 2-Hydroxy-3-methylbenzalpyruvate to 3-Methylsalicylaldehyde and Pyruvate

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

Search Medline for hydroxybenzylidenepyruvate AND hydratase.
9 citations on March 09, 2012. 
                   2-Hydroxy-3-methylbenzalpyruvate                    
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  2-hydroxy-3-methylbenzalpyruvate | /
                hydratase-aldolase |/
                           4.1.2.- |
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                  3-Methylsalicylaldehyde + Pyruvate
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