From 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole to Benzothiazole-2-sulfonate

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Reference: De Wever, H. (1995). PhD Thesis, Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.
Search Medline for 2-mercaptobenzothiazole degradation and bacteria.: 11 citations on March 09, 2012.

   2-Mercaptobenzothiazole    
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  Benzothiazole-2-sulfonate

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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:: Thiol -----> Sulfinate (bt0407); di-[C,O]-substituted Sulfoxide -----> di-[C,O]-substituted Sulfone (bt0193)

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1289.
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