From 3-Methylmuconolactone to 4-Methyl-3-oxoadipate-enol-lactone

Graphic of the reaction.
Medline reference: Erb RW, Timmis KN, Pieper DH. Gene (1998) 206(1): 53-62.
Search Medline for 4-Methylmuconolactone.: 11 citations on March 09, 2012.

            3-Methylmuconolactone            
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  methylmuconolactone |
            isomerase |
              5.5.1.- | Search GenBank, 31 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
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               ExPASy |
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     4-Methyl-3-oxoadipate-enol-lactone

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1612.
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