From 4-Sulfophenol to 1,2,4-Benzenetriol

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Medline reference
Balba MT, Khan MR, Evans WC. Biochem Soc Trans (1979) 7(2): 405-7.

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                      4-Sulfophenol                      
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                            |  NADH + H+ + O2
  4-hydroxybenzenesulfonate | /
            1,2-dioxygenase |/
                  1.14.12.- |
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                     ExPASy |
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                            v
        [4-Hydroxybenzenesulfonate-1,2-cis-diol]         
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                            |  HSO3-
                            v
                   1,2,4-Benzenetriol
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
1-Sulfo-2-unsubstituted aromatic -----> vic-Dihydroxyaromatic + Sulfonite (bt0128)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1460.
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