From 5-Hydroxypyrrole-2-carboxylate to 5-Oxo-4,5-dihydropyrrole-2-carboxylate

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Reference: Hormann, K., & Andreesen, J. A. (1991). A flavin-dependent oxygenase reaction initiates the degradation of pyrrole-2-carboxylate in Arthrobacter strain Py1 (DSM 6386). Archives of Microbiology, 157, 43-48.
Search Medline for pyrrole-2-carboxylate metabolism AND bacteria.: 21 citations on March 09, 2012.

                  5-Hydroxypyrrole-2-carboxylate                   
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  5-hydroxypyrrole-2-carboxylate |
                     tautomerase |
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              5-Oxo-4,5-dihydropyrrole-2-carboxylate

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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:: 5-Hydroxy-pyrrole derivative -----> 5-Oxo-4,5-dihydro-pyrrole derivative (bt0189)

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