From N-Methylmorpholine to Morpholine and Formaldehyde

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Meister G, Wechsler M. Biodegradation (1998) 9(2): 91-102.

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36 citations on March 09, 2012. 
        N-Methylmorpholine         
                 |
                 |  H2O + FAD
  trimethylamine | /
   dehydrogenase |/
         1.5.8.2 | Search GenBank, 107 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
           Kyoto |\
          ExPASy | \
                 |  FADH2
                 v
     Morpholine + Formaldehyde
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
tertiary Amine -----> secondary Amine + Aldehyde or Ketone (bt0063)
[N-Methylmorpholine-N-oxide] [Morpholine] [BBD Main Menu]

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1570.
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