From Diethylthiophosphoric acid to Ethanol and Ethylthiophosphate

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference

Rani R, Lal R, Kanade GS, Juwarkar A. Lett Appl Microbiol (2009) 49(1): 112-6.

Search Medline for diethyl thiophosphate phosphodiesterase AND bacteria.

5 citations on March 09, 2012.

          Diethylthiophosphoric acid           
                       |
                       |  H2O
  diethylthiophosphate | /
     phosphodiesterase |/
               3.1.4.- |
                       |\
                ExPASy | \
                       |  H+
                       v
         Ethanol + Ethylthiophosphate          

EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:

aliphatic Phosphoester -----> Alcohol (bt0361)

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