From Monodemethylisoproturon to Formaldehyde and Didemethylisoproturon

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Medline reference
Perrin-Ganier C, Schiavon F, Morel JL, Schiavon M. Chemosphere (2001) 44(4): 887-92.

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                  Monodemethylisoproturon                  
                             |
                             |  H2O
     monodemethylisoproturon | /
  dimethylaminedehydrogenase |/
                    1.5.99.- |
                             |\
                      ExPASy | \
                             |  2H+ + 2e-
                             v
           Formaldehyde + Didemethylisoproturon
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
N,N-disubstituted Urea derivative -----> N-substituted Urea derivative + Aldehyde or Ketone (bt0243)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0897.
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