From 2-(2-Aminoethoxy)acetaldehyde to 2-(2-Aminoethoxy)acetate

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Medline reference
Combourieu B, Poupin P, Besse P, Sancelme M, Veschambre H, Truffaut N, Delort AM. Biodegradation (1998) 9(6): 433-42.

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                  2-(2-Aminoethoxy)acetaldehyde                  
                                |
                                |  H2O
  2-(2-aminoethoxy)acetaldehyde | /
                  dehydrogenase |/
                        1.2.-.- |
                                |\
                         ExPASy | \
                                |  3H+ + 2e-
                                v
                    2-(2-Aminoethoxy)acetate
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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# r1532.
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