From Ethyl succinate to Succinate

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

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