From Methylthiophosphate to Methanol and Thiophosphate

Graphic of the reaction.
Medline reference: Laveglia J, Dahm PA. Annu Rev Entomol (1977) 22: 483-513.
Search Medline for Malathion/me AND bacteria.: 31 citations on March 09, 2012.

             Methylthiophosphate             
                      |
                      |  OH^-
  methylthiophosphate | /
  phosphomonoesterase |/
              3.1.3.- |
                      |
               ExPASy |
                      |
                      v
          Methanol + Thiophosphate

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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:: aliphatic Thiophosphoester -----> Alcohol + aliphatic Thiophospate (bt0361)

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