From Diethyl 2-mercaptosuccinate to Diethyl succinate

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Medline reference
Abo-Amer AE. Acta Microbiol Immunol Hung (2007) 54(3): 261-77.

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  Diethyl 2-mercaptosuccinate   
                |
                |  2H+ + 2e-
                | /
                |/
                |
                |\
                | \
                |  H2S
                v
       Diethyl succinate
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
Thiol -----> RH + H2S (bt0435)
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