From Chloroform to Dichloromethane

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Medline reference: Lee CH, Lewis TA, Paszczynski A, Crawford RL. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (1999) 261(3): 562-6.
Search Medline for Chloroform AND bacteria AND dehalogenation.: 6 citations on March 09, 2012.

                  Chloroform                   
                       |
                       |  2e^- + H⁺
  chloroform reductive | /
          dehalogenase |/
              1.97.1.- |
                       |\
                ExPASy | \
                       |  HCl
                       v
                Dichloromethane

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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:: organoHalide -----> RH (bt0029)

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