From 1,2-Dihydroxy-7-hydroxymethylnaphthalene to 2-Hydroxy-7-hydroxymethylchromene-2-carboxylate

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Medline reference
Mahajan MC, Phale PS, Vaidyanathan CS. Arch Microbiol (1994) 161(5): 425-33.

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                       1,2-Dihydroxy-7-hydroxymethylnaphthalene                        
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  1,2-dihydroxy-7-hydroxymethylnaphthalene | /
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                                  1.13.-.- |
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                    2-Hydroxy-7-hydroxymethylchromene-2-carboxylate
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