From 2,2-bis(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-1-propanol to 2,2-bis(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-1-propanoate

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

Search Medline for 2,2-bis(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-1-propanol.
5 citations on March 09, 2012. 
   2,2-bis(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-1-propanol    
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                     |  2H+ + 2e-
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  [2,2-bis(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-1-propanal]   
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                     |  H2O
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                     |  2H+ + 2e-
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  2,2-bis(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-1-propanoate
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
primary Alcohol -----> Aldehyde (bt0001)
Aldehyde -----> Carboxylate (bt0003)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0863.
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