From Ecgonine methyl ester to Methanol and Ecgonine

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Medline reference
Lister DL, Sproule RF, Britt AJ, Lowe CR, Bruce NC. Appl Environ Microbiol (1996) 62(1): 94-9.

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6 citations on September 27, 2012. 
        Ecgonine methyl ester        
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                  |  H2O
  ecgonine methyl | /
         esterase |/
          3.1.1.- |
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           ExPASy |
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                  v
         Methanol + Ecgonine
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
Ester -----> Alcohol + Carboxylate (bt0024)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1799.
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