From 4,5-Chrysenedicarboxylate to Chrysene-5-carboxylate

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Medline reference
Moody JD, Freeman JP, Fu PP, Cerniglia CE. Appl Environ Microbiol (2004) 70(1): 340-5.

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                     4,5-Chrysenedicarboxylate                     
                                 |
                                 |  H+
  4,5-chrysene-dicarboxylic acid | /
                   decarboxylase |/
                         4.1.1.- |
                                 |\
                          ExPASy | \
                                 |  CO2
                                 v
                      Chrysene-5-carboxylate
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
Aromatic dicarboxylate -----> Aromatic carboxylate + CO2 (bt0349)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1140.
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