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The enzyme, characterized from several bacterial species, participates in the degradation of D-apionate. The reaction involves migration of a hydroxymethyl group from position 3 to position 2 and oxidation of the 3-hydroxyl group. Stereospecificity of the product, 3-oxoisoapionate, has not been determined.
Synonyms
d-apionate oxidoisomerase, more