The EAWAG-BBD Alachlor Pathway

• Alachlor -----> 2-Chloro-2',6'-diethylacetanilide + Formaldehyde (reacID# r1677)
• Alachlor -----> Chloroacetate + 2,6-Diethyl-N-(methoxymethyl)aniline (reacID# r1696)
• Alachlor -----> 2-Hydroxy-2',6'-diethyl-N-acetanilide (reacID# r1693)
• 2-Chloro-2',6'-diethylacetanilide -----> 1-Chloroacetyl-2,3-dihydro-7-ethylindole (reacID# r1678)
• 2-Chloro-2',6'-diethylacetanilide -----> 2,6-Diethylaniline + Chloroacetate (reacID# r1699)
• 1-Chloroacetyl-2,3-dihydro-7-ethylindole -----> Chloroacetate + 7-Ethylindole (reacID# r1679)
• 2,6-Diethyl-N-(methoxymethyl)aniline -----> 2,6-Diethylaniline + Formaldehyde (reacID# r1700)
• 2,6-Diethyl-N-(methoxymethyl)aniline -----> N-(2,6-Diethylphenyl)-methyleneamine (reacID# r1704)
• 2,6-Diethyl-N-(methoxymethyl)aniline -----> 7-Ethyl-3-methyl-2-methoxy-2,3-dihydroindole (reacID# r1697)
• N-(2,6-Diethylphenyl)-2-hydroxyacetamide -----> Glycolate + 2,6-Diethylaniline (reacID# r1695)
• N-(2,6-Diethylphenyl)-methyleneamine -----> 2-Ethenyl-6-ethyl-N-methylideneaniline (reacID# r1703)
• 2-Ethenyl-6-ethyl-N-methylideneaniline -----> 7-Ethyl-N-methylindole (reacID# r1702)
• 2-Ethenyl-6-ethyl-N-methylideneaniline -----> 8-Ethylquinoline (reacID# r1698)
• 2-Hydroxy-2',6'-diethyl-N-acetanilide -----> Formaldehyde + N-(2,6-Diethylphenyl)-2-hydroxyacetamide (reacID# r1694)

• Alachlor [15972-60-8] (compID# c1441)
• 2-Chloro-2',6'-diethylacetanilide [6967-29-9] (compID# c1442)
• Chloroacetate [79-11-8] (compID# c0007)
• 1-Chloroacetyl-2,3-dihydro-7-ethylindole (compID# c1447)
• 2,6-Diethyl-N-(methoxymethyl)aniline (compID# c1450)
• 2,6-Diethylaniline [579-66-8] (compID# c1448)
• N-(2,6-Diethylphenyl)-2-hydroxyacetamide (compID# c1455)
• N-(2,6-Diethylphenyl)-methyleneamine [35203-08-8] (compID# c1452)
• 2-Ethenyl-6-ethyl-N-methylideneaniline (compID# c1474)
• 7-Ethyl-3-methyl-2-methoxy-2,3-dihydroindole (compID# c1451)
• 7-Ethyl-N-methylindole (compID# c1446)
• 7-Ethylindole (compID# c1443)
• 8-Ethylquinoline [19655-56-2] (compID# c1444)
• Formaldehyde [50-00-0] (compID# c0122)
• Glycolate [79-14-1] (compID# c0008)
• 2-Hydroxy-2',6'-diethyl-N-acetanilide [56681-55-1] (compID# c1449)

• EC 1.1.-.- 2,6-diethyl-N-(methoxymethyl)aniline dehydrogenase (enzymeID# e1125)
• EC 1.1.-.- 2-ethenyl-6-ethyl-N-methylideneaniline dehydrogenase (enzymeID# e1126)
• EC 1.1.-.- 2-chloro-2',6'-diethylactanilide dehydrogenase (enzymeID# e1119)
• EC 1.1.-.- N-(2,6-diethylphenyl)-methyleneamine dehydrogenase (enzymeID# e1134)
• EC 3.3.2.- alachlor hydrolase (enzymeID# e1118)
• EC 3.3.2.- 2,6-diethyl-N-(methoxymethyl)aniline hydrolase (enzymeID# e1128)
• EC 3.3.2.- 2-hydroxy-2',6'-diethyl-N-acetanilide hydrolase (enzymeID# e1122)
• EC 3.5.1.- 1-chloroacetyl-2,3-dihydro-7-ethylindole amidohydrolase (enzymeID# e1120)
• EC 3.5.1.- N-(2,6-diethylphenyl)-2-hydroxyacetamide hydrolase (enzymeID# e1123)
• EC 3.5.1.- alachlor amidohydrolase (enzymeID# e1124)

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