From Deethylatrazine to Deisopropyldeethylatrazine

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Reference
Giardi, M. T., Giardina, M. C., & Filacchioni, G. (1985). Chemical and Biological Degradation of Primary Metabolites of Atrazine by a Norcadia Strain. Agricultural and Biological Chemistry, 49, 1551-1558.

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           Deethylatrazine           
                  |
                  |  1/2O2
  deethylatrazine | /
    monooxygenase |/
        1.14.15.- |
                  |\
           ExPASy | \
                  |  CH3COCH3
                  v
     Deisopropyldeethylatrazine
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
N-aliphatic-s-triazine -----> Amino-s-triazine (bt0339)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0128.
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