Main Reaction: glycolaldehyde + glycine >> L-4-hydroxythreonine (4HT) + L-allo-4-hydroxythreonine (4-allo-HT)

Reference: PubMed ID: 21119630
Authors: Kim J, Kershner JP, Novikov Y, Shoemaker RK, Copley SD
Title: Three serendipitous pathways in E. coli can bypass a block in pyridoxal-5'-phosphate synthesis.
Published: 2010 Nov 30

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