From Vinyl chloride to Ethylene

Graphic of the reaction.
Medline reference: Maymo-Gatell X, Chien Y, Gossett JM, Zinder SH. Science (1997) 276(5318): 1568-71.
Search Medline titles for vinyl chloride AND reductive dechlorination.: 22 citations on August 02, 2012.

                    Vinyl chloride                     
                           |
                           |  2H⁺ + 2e^-
  vinyl chloride reductive | /
              dehalogenase |/
                  1.97.1.- | Search GenBank, 4 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
                           |\
                    ExPASy | \
                           |  HCl
                           v
                       Ethylene

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

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