From 4-Amino-2-hydroxylamino-6-nitrotoluene to 4-Amino-2-nitroso-6-nitrotoluene

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Medline reference: Fiorella PD, Spain JC. Appl Environ Microbiol (1997) 63(5): 2007-2015.
Search Medline for aerobic bacterial trinitrotoluene biodegradation.: 34 citations on March 09, 2012.

                4-Amino-2-hydroxylamino-6-nitrotoluene                 
                                   |
                                   |  NADP⁺
  4-amino-2-nitroso-6-nitrotoluene | /
                         reductase |/
                           1.7.1.- |
                                   |\
                            ExPASy | \
                                   |  NADPH + H⁺
                                   v
                   4-Amino-2-nitroso-6-nitrotoluene

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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:: Hydroxylaminobenzenoid -----> Nitrosobenzenoid (bt0079)

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