From 1,2-Dichloroethane to 2-Chloroethanol

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Verschueren KH, Seljee F, Rozeboom HJ, Kalk KH, Dijkstra BW. Nature (1993) 363(6431): 693-8.

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86 citations on March 09, 2012. 
      1,2-Dichloroethane       
               |
               |  H2O
    haloalkane | /
  dehalogenase |/
       3.8.1.5 | Search GenBank, 578 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
         Kyoto |\
        ExPASy | \
               |  HCl
               v
        2-Chloroethanol
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
Halomethyl derivative -----> 1-Methylalcohol derivative (bt0022)
[1,2-Dichloroethane] [BBD Main Menu]

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0001.
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