From cis-4-(8-Hydroxypyren-7-yl)-2-oxobut-3-enoate to Pyruvate and 7,8-Dihydropyrene-7-carboxylate

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Medline reference
Schneider J, Grosser R, Jayasimhulu K, Xue W, Warshawsky D. Appl Environ Microbiol (1996) 62(1): 13-9.

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  cis-4-(8-Hydroxypyren-7-yl)-2-oxobut-3-enoate   
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    Pyruvate + 7,8-Dihydropyrene-7-carboxylate
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