From 4-Methyl-3-oxooctanoyl-CoA to Acetyl-CoA and 2-Methylhexanoyl-CoA

Graphic of the reaction.
Medline reference: Wilkes H, Rabus R, Fischer T, Armstroff A, Behrends A, Widdel F. Arch Microbiol (2002) 177(3): 235-43.

          4-Methyl-3-oxooctanoyl-CoA           
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                       |  CoASH
  2-methylhexanoyl-CoA | /
   C-acetyltransferase |/
               2.3.1.- |
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                ExPASy |
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       Acetyl-CoA + 2-Methylhexanoyl-CoA

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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:: 3-Ketoacetyl-CoA derivative -----> CoA thioester + Acetyl-CoA (bt0161)

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0927.
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