From Furfural to 2-Furoate

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Koenig K, Andreesen JR. J Bacteriol (1990) 172(10): 5999-6009.

Search Medline titles for furfural metabolism AND bacteria.
17 citations on September 11, 2012. 
       Furfural        
           |
           |  H2O + O2
  aldehyde | /
   oxidase |/
   1.2.3.1 | Search GenBank, 278 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
     Kyoto |\
    ExPASy | \
           |  H2O2
           v
       2-Furoate
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
Aldehyde -----> Carboxylate (bt0003)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1354.
It was generated on March 11, 2026 at 5:46:20 AM CDT. 

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