From 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene to 4-Hydroxylamino-2,6-dinitrotoluene

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Medline reference
Fiorella PD, Spain JC. Appl Environ Microbiol (1997) 63(5): 2007-2015.

Search Medline for nitroreductase AND trinitrotoluene.
40 citations on March 09, 2012. 
         2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene         
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                   |  2NADPH + 2H+
      nitrobenzene | /
    nitroreductase |/
           1.7.1.- | Search GenBank, 13 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
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            ExPASy | \
                   |  2NADP+ + H2O
                   v
  4-Hydroxylamino-2,6-dinitrotoluene
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
Nitrobenzenoid -----> Hydroxylaminobenzenoid (bt0078)
[Trinitrotoluene] [2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (anaerobic)] [BBD Main Menu]

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0465.
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