From (R)-1,2-Epoxypropane to (R)-2-Hydroxypropyl-CoM

Graphic of the reaction.
Medline reference: Allen JR, Clark DD, Krum JG, Ensign SA. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1999) 96(15): 8432-7.
Search Medline for 2-hydroxypropyl AND Coenzyme M AND bacteria.: 10 citations on March 09, 2012.

            (R)-1,2-Epoxypropane             
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                      |  HS-CoM
  2-hydroxypropyl-CoM | /
                lyase |/
             4.4.1.23 | Search GenBank, 28 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
                Kyoto |
               ExPASy |
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           (R)-2-Hydroxypropyl-CoM

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