From 1,3-Dinitroglycerol to 1-Mononitroglycerol

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Blehert DS, Fox BG, Chambliss GH. J Bacteriol (1999) 181(20): 6254-63.

Search Medline for nitroglycerin reductase.
4 citations on March 09, 2012. 
    1,3-Dinitroglycerol    
             |
             |  NADPH
  xenobiotic | /
   reductase |/
    1.6.99.1 | Search GenBank, 92 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
       Kyoto |\
      ExPASy | \
             |  NADP+ + NO2-
             v
    1-Mononitroglycerol
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
aliphatic Nitroester -----> Hydroxyaliphatic + Nitrite (bt0058)
[Nitroglycerin] [BBD Main Menu]

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0042.
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