From Didemethylisoproturon to 4'-(2-Hydroxyisopropyl)phenylurea

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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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              Didemethylisoproturon              
                        |
                        |  O2 + 2H+ + 2e-
  didemethylisoproturon | /
          dehydrogenase |/
               1.14.-.- |
                        |\
                 ExPASy | \
                        |  H2O
                        v
        4'-(2-Hydroxyisopropyl)phenylurea
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
tertiary Aliphatic -----> tertiary Alcohol (bt0241)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0899.
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