From 5-Chloro-2-oxopent-4-enoate to 5-Chloro-4-hydroxy-2-oxopentanate

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Medline reference
Arensdorf JJ, Focht DD. Appl Environ Microbiol (1995) 61(2): 443-7.

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                 5-Chloro-2-oxopent-4-enoate                 
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  5-Chloro-2-oxopent-4-enoate | /
                    hydratase |/
                      4.2.1.- |
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                       ExPASy |
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              5-Chloro-4-hydroxy-2-oxopentanate
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
1-Oxo 2- or 3-ene derivative -----> 1-Oxo-3-hydroxy derivative (bt0021)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1436.
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