From 2,6-Dichlorophenol (2,6-DCP) to 2,6-Dichlorohydroquinone (DiCH)

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Medline reference
Tomasi I, Artaud I, Bertheau Y, Mansuy D. J Bacteriol (1995) 177(2): 307-11.

Search Medline for chlorophenol 4-monooxygenase.
7 citations on July 26, 2012. 
    2,6-Dichlorophenol (2,6-DCP)     
                  |
                  |  NADH + H+ + O2
     chlorophenol | /
  4-monooxygenase |/
        1.14.13.- | Search GenBank, 7 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
                  |\
           ExPASy | \
                  |  NAD+ + H2O
                  v
   2,6-Dichlorohydroquinone (DiCH)
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
1-Hydroxy-4-unsubstituted benzenoid -----> 1,4-Dihydroxybenzenoid derivative (bt0064)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0316.
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