From 2,3,6-Trichlorohydroquinone (TrCH) to 2,6-Dichlorohydroquinone (DiCH)

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Medline reference: Orser CS, Dutton J, Lange C, Jablonski P, Xun L, Hargis M. J Bacteriol (1993) 175(9): 2640-4.
Search Medline for tetrachloro-p-hydroquinone reductive dehalogenase.: 19 citations on March 09, 2012.

                   2,3,6-Trichlorohydroquinone (TrCH)                    
                                    |
                                    |  2GSH
  tetrachlorohydroquinone reductive | /
                       dehalogenase |/
                           1.8.99.- | Search GenBank, 1 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
                                    |\
                             ExPASy | \
                                    |  GSSG + HCl
                                    v
                     2,6-Dichlorohydroquinone (DiCH)

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

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0315.
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