From cis-1,2-Diol-2-hydroibuprofen-CoA to Propanoyl-CoA and Isobutylcatechol

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Medline reference: Kagle J, Porter AW, Murdoch RW, Rivera-Cancel G, Hay AG. Adv Appl Microbiol (2009) 67: 65-108.
Search Medline for ibuprofen bacterial metabolism.: 19 citations on March 09, 2012.

                    cis-1,2-Diol-2-hydroibuprofen-CoA                    
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  cis-1,2-diol-2-hydroibuprofen-CoA |
                           thiolase |
                            2.3.1.- |
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                             ExPASy |
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                    Propanoyl-CoA + Isobutylcatechol

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