From (2E,4E)-2-Hydroxyhexa-2,4-dienoate to 4-Hydroxy-2-oxohexanoate

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Medline reference
Horinouchi M, Hayashi T, Koshino H, Kurita T, Kudo T. Appl Environ Microbiol (2005) 71(9): 5275-81.

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29 citations on September 10, 2012. 
            (2E,4E)-2-Hydroxyhexa-2,4-dienoate             
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  2-hydroxyhexa-2,4-dienoate | /
                   hydratase |/
                   4.2.1.132 | Search GenBank, 12 hits on Oct. 11, 2012
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                 4-Hydroxy-2-oxohexanoate
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
Enol -----> Keto (bt0044)
1-Oxo 2- or 3-ene derivative -----> 1-Oxo-3-hydroxy derivative (bt0021)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1281.
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