From 2,3-Dibromo-1-propanol to (RS)-3-Bromo-1,2-epoxypropane

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Medline reference: Nakamura T, Nagasawa T, Yu F, Watanabe I, Yamada H. Appl Environ Microbiol (1994) 60(4): 1297-301.
Search Medline for halohydrin hydrogen-halide-lyase.: 5 citations on March 09, 2012.

            2,3-Dibromo-1-propanol             
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  halohydrin epoxidase |
                     A |
               4.5.1.- | Search GenBank, 2 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
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                ExPASy | \
                       |  HBr
                       v
         (RS)-3-Bromo-1,2-epoxypropane

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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:: 1-Halo, 2-hydroxyaliphatic -----> 1,2-Epoxyaliphatic (bt0066)

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0703.
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