From 4-iso-Propylphenol to 4-iso-Propylcatechol

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Gabriel FL, Cyris M, Giger W, Kohler HP. Chem Biodivers (2007) 4(9): 2123-37.

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4 citations on March 09, 2012. 
            4-iso-Propylphenol             
                     |
                     |  O2 + 2H+ + 2e-
  4-iso-propylphenol | /
     2-monooxygenase |/
            1.14.-.- |
                     |\
              ExPASy | \
                     |  H2O
                     v
           4-iso-Propylcatechol
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
1-Hydroxy-2-unsubstituted aromatic -----> 1,2-Dihydroxyaromatic (bt0014)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1727.
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