what are wood-werkmann's reactions?



what are wood-werkmann's reactions?..

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Utilization of carbon dioxide as a substrate of reactions
had been explained by Harland Wood and Chester Werkman .
The Wood-Werkman reaction involves the carboxylation of
pyruvate to yield oxalacetate.

eg:- CH3COCOOH + CO2 <-> HOOCCH2COCOOH .

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