From 2,4,4-Trimethyl-3-oxopentanoyl-CoA to Propanoyl-CoA and Pivalyl-CoA

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Medline reference: Solano-Serena F, Marchal R, Heiss S, Vandecasteele JP. J Appl Microbiol (2004) 97(3): 629-39.
Search Medline titles for isooctane AND degradation AND bacteria.: 8 citations on September 10, 2012.

                                  2,4,4-Trimethyl-3-oxopentanoyl-CoA                                   
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                                                   |  CoA
  2,4,4-trimethyl-3-oxopentanoyl-CoA 2-C-propanoyl | /
                                       transferase |/
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                                      Propanoyl-CoA + Pivalyl-CoA

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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:: 1-Methyl-2-oxo CoA derivative -----> Acetyl CoA derivative (bt0338)

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1274.
It was generated on July 10, 2026 at 11:45:52 AM CDT.

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