Chemical and biochemical properties of 2-hydroxypentadienoic acid, a homologue of enolpyruvic acid

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John R. Pollard, Ian M. J. Henderson and Timothy D. H. Bugg


Abstract

2-Hydroxypentadienoic acid is shown to be a biochemical intermediate on the phenylpropionate catabolic pathway of Escherichia coli; its stability and ketonisation behaviour are compared with those of its homologue, enolpyruvate.


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