From 2-{3-[Carboxylato(hydroxy)methyl]phenyl}propanoate to 2-[3-(Carboxylatocarbonyl)phenyl]propanoate

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Medline reference: Quintana JB, Weiss S, Reemtsma T. Water Res (2005) 39(12): 2654-64.
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                            2-{3-[Carboxylato(hydroxy)methyl]phenyl}propanoate                             
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  2-{3-[carboxylato(hydroxy)methyl]phenyl}propanoate |
                                       dehydrogenase |
                                             1.1.-.- |
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                                              ExPASy | \
                                                     |  2H⁺ + 2e^-
                                                     v
                                2-[3-(Carboxylatocarbonyl)phenyl]propanoate

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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:: secondary Alcohol -----> Ketone (bt0002)

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1648.
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