From 1,2-bis(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-2-propanol to 4,4'-Dihydroxy-alpha-methylstilbene

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Spivack J, Leib TK, Lobos JH. J Biol Chem (1994) 269(10): 7323-9. 

                     1,2-bis(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-2-propanol                     
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  1,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-proponol |
                          dehydratase |
                              4.2.1.- |
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                               ExPASy | \
                                      |  H2O
                                      v
                     4,4'-Dihydroxy-alpha-methylstilbene
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
1,2-bis(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-2-propanol derivative -----> 4,4'-Dihydroxy-alpha-methylstilbene derivative (bt0226)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0862.
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