From 2,3-bis(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-1,2-propanediol to 4-Hydroxybenzoate and 4-Hydroxyphenacyl alcohol

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

                              2,3-bis(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-1,2-propanediol                               
                                                  |
                                                  |  O2
         2,3-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1,2-propanediol | /
                                      dioxygenase |/
                                         1.13.-.- |
                                                  |\
                                           ExPASy | \
                                                  |  2H+ + 2e-
                                                  v
                            4-Hydroxybenzoate + 4-Hydroxyphenacyl alcohol
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