From 2-Methyl-2-hydroxypropanal to 2-Hydroxyisobutyrate

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Medline reference: Lopes Ferreira N, Labbe D, Monot F, Fayolle-Guichard F, Greer CW. Microbiology (2006) 152(Pt 5): 1361-74.
Search Medline for MTBE AND dehydrogenase AND bacteria.: 19 citations on March 09, 2012.

             2-Methyl-2-hydroxypropanal              
                          |
                          |  NAD(P)⁺ + OH^-
  hydroxyisobutyraldehyde | /
            dehydrogenase |/
                  1.2.1.- | Search GenBank, 1 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
                          |\
                   ExPASy | \
                          |  NAD(P)H
                          v
                2-Hydroxyisobutyrate

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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# r1535.
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