From S-Methyl dihydrogen phosphorothioate to Methanethiol and Phosphate

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Medline reference
Wang L, Wen Y, Guo X, Wang G, Li S, Jiang J. Biodegradation (2010) 21(4): 513-23.

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                            S-Methyl dihydrogen phosphorothioate                             
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                                              |  H2O
         S-methyl dihydrogen phosphorothioate | /
                                     esterase |/
                                      3.1.8.- |
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                                       ExPASy |
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                                              v
                                  Methanethiol + Phosphate
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
Cyanophosphate derivative -----> Phosphate derivative + cyanide (bt0432)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1712.
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