From 4-Chlorophenoxyacetate to Glyoxylate and 4-Chlorophenol

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Medline reference
Balajee S, Mahadevan A. Xenobiotica (1990) 20(6): 607-17.

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2 citations on March 09, 2012. 
              4-Chlorophenoxyacetate               
                         |
                         |  O2 + 2H+ + 2e-
  4-chlorophenoxyacetate | /
           monooxygenase |/
                1.14.-.- |
                         |\
                  ExPASy | \
                         |  H2O
                         v
            Glyoxylate + 4-Chlorophenol
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
aromatic-aliphatic Ether -----> Phenol derivative + Aldehyde (bt0023)
[2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid] [BBD Main Menu]

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0281.
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