The EAWAG-BBD Metamitron Pathway

• 2-(Acetylhydrazinylidene)-2-phenylacetate -----> Benzoylformate (reacID# r1510)
• 1,2-Dihydrodihydroxymetamitron -----> 1,2-Dihydroxymetamitron (reacID# r1512)
• 1,2-Dihydroxymetamitron -----> 3-Methyl-4-amino-6-(2-hydroxymuconate)-1,2,4-triazin-5(4H)one (reacID# r1513)
• Metamitron -----> 2-(Acetylhydrazinylidene)-2-phenylacetate (reacID# r1509)
• Metamitron -----> 1,2-Dihydrodihydroxymetamitron (reacID# r1511)
• 3-Methyl-4-amino-6-(2-hydroxymuconate)-1,2,4-triazin-5(4H)one -----> 3-Methyl-4-amino-1,2,4-triazin-5(4H)one + 2-Hydroxymuconate (reacID# r1515)

• 2-(Acetylhydrazinylidene)-2-phenylacetate (compID# c1297)
• Benzoylformate [611-73-4] (compID# c0930)
• 1,2-Dihydrodihydroxymetamitron (compID# c1298)
• 1,2-Dihydroxymetamitron (compID# c1299)
• 2-Hydroxymuconate [133191-11-4] (compID# c0247)
• Metamitron [41394-05-2] (compID# c1296)
• 3-Methyl-4-amino-1,2,4-triazin-5(4H)one (compID# c1301)
• 3-Methyl-4-amino-6-(2-hydroxymuconate)-1,2,4-triazin-5(4H)one (compID# c1300)

• EC 1.3.-.- 2,3-dihydro-2,3-dihydroxymetamitron dehydrogenase (enzymeID# e0995)
• EC 1.13.-.- 2,3-dihydroxymetamitron 1,2-dioxygenase (enzymeID# e0996)
• EC 1.14.-.- metamitron 2,3-dioxygenase (enzymeID# e0960)
• EC 3.5.1.- metamitron amidohydrolase (enzymeID# e1049)
• EC 3.5.3.- benzoylformate deaminohydrolase (enzymeID# e0958)
• EC 3.7.1.- 3-methyl-4-amino-6-(2-hydroxymuconate)-1,2,4-triazin-5(4H)one hydrolase (enzymeID# e0961)

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