From 2,4-Dichlorotoluene to 4,6-Dichloro-3-methyl-cis-1,2-dihydroxycyclohexa-3,5-diene

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Medline reference
Pollmann K, Kaschabek S, Wray V, Reineke W, Pieper DH. J Bacteriol (2002) 184(19): 5261-74.

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                      2,4-Dichlorotoluene                      
                               |
                               |  NADH + H+ + O2
            tetrachlorobenzene | /
                   dioxygenase |/
                     1.14.12.- |
                               |\
                        ExPASy | \
                               |  NAD+
                               v
  4,6-Dichloro-3-methyl-cis-1,2-dihydroxycyclohexa-3,5-diene
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
vic-unsubstituted Aromatic -----> vic-Dihydrodihydroxyaromatic (bt0367)
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