From S-(Diethylsuccinyl)-O-methylphosphorothioate to Methanol and S-(Diethylsuccinyl)-phosphorothioate

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Medline reference
Abo-Amer AE. Acta Microbiol Immunol Hung (2007) 54(3): 261-77.

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                         S-(Diethylsuccinyl)-O-methylphosphorothioate                          
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                                               |  H2O
  S-(diethylsuccinyl)-O-methylphosphorothioate | /
                             phosphodiesterase |/
                                       3.1.4.- |
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                                        ExPASy |
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                                               v
                        Methanol + S-(Diethylsuccinyl)-phosphorothioate
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
aliphatic Phosphoester -----> Alcohol (bt0361)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1716.
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