Main Reaction: 4-hydroxy-2-oxovalerate >> Pyruvate + Acetaldehyde

Reference: PubMed ID: 4418209
Authors: Williams PA, Murray K
Title: Metabolism of benzoate and the methylbenzoates by Pseudomonas putida (arvilla) mt-2: evidence for the existence of a TOL plasmid.
Published: 1974 Oct

4-hydroxy-2-oxovalerate --> Pyruvate + Acetaldehyde