From 1,1-Dichloro-2,2-bis(4'-chlorophenyl)ethylene (DDE) to 1,1-Dichloro-2-(dihydroxy-4'-chorophenyl)-2-(4'-chlorophenyl)ethylene

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Medline reference: Hay AG, Focht DD. Appl Environ Microbiol (1998) 64(6): 2141-6.
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           1,1-Dichloro-2,2-bis(4'-chlorophenyl)ethylene (DDE)            
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  1,1-Dichloro-2-(dihydroxy-4'-chorophenyl)-2-(4'-chlorophenyl)ethylene

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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:: vic-unsubstituted Aromatic -----> vic-Dihydroxyaromatic (bt0005)

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