From Pentachlorophenol to 2,3,5,6-Tetrachlorohydroquinone (TeCH)

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Orser CS, Lange CC, Xun L, Zahrt TC, Schneider BJ. J Bacteriol (1993) 175(2): 411-6.

Search Medline titles for pentachlorophenol 4-monooxygenase.
7 citations on July 26, 2012. 
             Pentachlorophenol             
                     |
                     |  2NADPH + O2
   pentachlorophenol | /
     4-monooxygenase |/
          1.14.13.50 | Search GenBank, 115 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
               Kyoto |\
              ExPASy | \
                     |  2NADP+ + Cl- + OH-
                     v
  2,3,5,6-Tetrachlorohydroquinone (TeCH)
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
4-Halophenol derivative -----> Hydroquinone derivative (bt0359)
[Pentachlorophenol Family] [BBD Main Menu]

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0313.
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