From Diethyl succinate to Ethyl succinate

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

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           Diethyl succinate           
                   |
                   |  H2O
  diethylsuccinate | /
          esterase |/
           3.1.1.- |
                   |
            ExPASy |
                   |
                   v
            Ethyl succinate
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
Ester -----> Alcohol + Carboxylate (bt0024)
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