From (Z)-2-(2-Hydroxyphenyl)ethenesulfinate to o-Hydroxystyrene

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Medline reference
Konishi J, Maruhashi K. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol (2003) 62(4): 356-61.

Search Medline for 2-(2'-Hydroxyphenyl)benzene sulfinate desulfinase.
1 citations on March 09, 2012. 
              (Z)-2-(2-Hydroxyphenyl)ethenesulfinate               
                                 |
                                 |  H2O
  2'-hydroxybiphenyl-2-sulfinate | /
                     desulfinase |/
                        3.13.1.3 | Search GenBank, 87 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
                           Kyoto |\
                          ExPASy | \
                                 |  HSO3-
                                 v
                         o-Hydroxystyrene
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
substituted Sulfinate -----> Sulfite + RH (bt0195)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1602.
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