From 2,5-Dichlorohydroquinone to 5-Chloro-1,2,4-trihydroxybenzene

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Medline reference
Daubaras DL, Hershberger CD, Kitano K, Chakrabarty AM. Appl Environ Microbiol (1995) 61(4): 1279-89.

Search Medline for 2,5-Dichlorohydroquinone.
16 citations on March 09, 2012. 
      2,5-Dichlorohydroquinone       
                  |
                  |  2NADH + O2
     chlorophenol | /
  4-monooxygenase |/
        1.14.13.- | Search GenBank, 7 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
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           ExPASy | \
                  |  2NAD+ + OH- + Cl-
                  v
  5-Chloro-1,2,4-trihydroxybenzene
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