From 2-Hydroxy-4,5-dimethyl-6-oxohexa-2,4-dienoate to Carbon Dioxide

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Medline reference: Jang JY, Kim D, Bae HW, Choi KY, Chae JC, Zylstra GJ, Kim YM, Kim E. J Microbiol (2005) 43(4): 325-30.
Search Medline for o-xylene meta-cleavage.: 11 citations on March 09, 2012.

  2-Hydroxy-4,5-dimethyl-6-oxohexa-2,4-dienoate   
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                  Carbon Dioxide

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