From 1,2-Dihydroxy-8-carboxynaphthalene to 2-Carboxy-2-hydroxy-8-carboxychromene

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Medline reference
Phale PS, Mahajan MC, Vaidyanathan CS. Arch Microbiol (1995) 163(1): 42-7.

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                    1,2-Dihydroxy-8-carboxynaphthalene                     
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  1,2-dihydroxy-8-carboxynaphthalene | /
                         dioxygenase |/
                            1.13.-.- |
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                              ExPASy |
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                   2-Carboxy-2-hydroxy-8-carboxychromene
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