From Cyanuric acid to Biuret

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Fruchey I, Shapir N, Sadowsky MJ, Wackett LP. Appl Environ Microbiol (2003) 69(6): 3653-7.

Search Medline for cyanuric acid amidohydrolase.
9 citations on March 09, 2012. 
           Cyanuric acid           
                 |
                 |  H2O
   cyanuric acid | /
  amidohydrolase |/
        3.5.2.15 | Search GenBank, 83 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
           Kyoto |\
          ExPASy | \
                 |  H+
                 v
          [Carboxybiuret]          
                 |
                 |  H2O
                 | /
                 |/
                 |
                 |\
                 | \
                 |  HCO3-
                 v
              Biuret
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
2,4,6-Trihydroxy-1,3,5-triazine -----> Biuret (bt0156)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0116.
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