From 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid to 4-Chlorophenoxyacetate

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Medline reference: Balajee S, Mahadevan A. Xenobiotica (1990) 20(6): 607-17.
Search Medline titles for 2,4-D AND bacteria.: 82 citations on June 22, 2012.

                        2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid                         
                                       |
                                       |  H⁺ + 2e^-
  2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetate reductive | /
                          dehalogenase |/
                              1.97.1.- |
                                       |\
                                ExPASy | \
                                       |  Cl^-
                                       v
                            4-Chlorophenoxyacetate

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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:: organoHalide -----> RH (bt0029)

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