From (Z)-2-(2-Hydroxyphenyl)ethenesulfinate to 2-Hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde

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Medline reference
Gilbert SC, Morton J, Buchanan S, Oldfield C, McRoberts A. Microbiology (1998) 144 ( Pt 9): 2545-53.

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                             (Z)-2-(2-Hydroxyphenyl)ethenesulfinate                              
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                                                |  O2 + 2e- + 2H+
         (Z)-2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)ethenesulfinate | /
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                                 [2-(Z)-2-Hydroxyethenylphenol]                                  
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                                   2-Hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde
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