From 2-Chloro-N-isopropylacetanilide to 2-Chloro-N-isopropylacetamide and Catechol

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Medline reference: Villarreal DT, Turco RF, Konopka A. Appl Environ Microbiol (1991) 57(8): 2135-40.
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                   2-Chloro-N-isopropylacetanilide                   
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                                  |  O₂ + H⁺ + NADH
  2-chloro-N-isopropylacetanilide | /
                  1,2-dioxygenase |/
                        1.14.12.- |
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                           ExPASy | \
                                  |  NAD⁺
                                  v
              2-Chloro-N-isopropylacetamide + Catechol

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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:: 1-Amino-2-unsubstituted aromatic -----> vic-Dihydroxyaromatic + Amine (bt0065)

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