From p-Nitrophenol to 4-Nitrocatechol

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Jain RK, Dreisbach JH, Spain JC. Appl Environ Microbiol (1994) 60(8): 3030-2.

Search Medline for 4-nitrophenol monooxygenase.
6 citations on October 02, 2012. 
              p-Nitrophenol              
                    |
                    |  O2 + NADH + H+
  ortho-nitrophenol | /
    2-monooxygenase |/
         1.14.13.29 | Search GenBank, 1 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
              Kyoto |\
             ExPASy | \
                    |  NAD+ + H2O
                    v
             4-Nitrocatechol
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
1-Hydroxy-2-unsubstituted aromatic -----> 1,2-Dihydroxyaromatic (bt0014)
[Nitrophenol Family (an/aerobic)] [BBD Main Menu]

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0230.
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