From Nitrobenzene to Catechol

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Nishino SF, Spain JC. Appl Environ Microbiol (1995) 61(6): 2308-13.

Search Medline titles for nitrobenzene dioxygenase.
4 citations on July 26, 2012. 
         Nitrobenzene          
               |
               |  NADH + O2
  nitrobenzene | /
   dioxygenase |/
     1.14.12.- | Search GenBank, 1 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
               |\
        ExPASy | \
               |  NAD+ + NO2-
               v
           Catechol
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
1-Nitro-2-unsubstituted aromatic -----> vic-Dihydroxyaromatic (bt0042)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0306.
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