From 5-Chloro-4-hydroxy-2-oxopentanate to Chloroacetaldehyde and Pyruvate

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Medline reference: Arensdorf JJ, Focht DD. Appl Environ Microbiol (1995) 61(2): 443-7.
Search Medline for 5-chloro-4-hydroxy-2-oxopentanoate.: 1 citations on March 09, 2012.

                    5-Chloro-4-hydroxy-2-oxopentanate                    
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  5-Chloro-4-hydroxy-2-oxopentanate |
                           aldolase |
                            4.1.3.- |
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                      Chloroacetaldehyde + Pyruvate

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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:: 2-Oxo-4-hydroxycarboxylate -----> Aldehyde + Pyruvate (bt0043)

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