From 1,1-Dichloro-2-(dihydroxy-4'-chorophenyl)-2-(4'-chlorophenyl)ethylene to 6-Oxo-2-hydroxy-7-(4'-chlorophenyl)-3,8,8-trichloroocta-2Z,4Z,7-trienoate

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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-(dihydroxy-4'-chorophenyl)-2-(4'-chlorophenyl)ethylene                                   
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  1,1-dichloro-2-(dihydroxy-4-chlorophenyl)-(4-chlorophenyl)ethylene | /
                                                     1,2-dioxygenase |/
                                                           1.13.11.- |
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                                 6-Oxo-2-hydroxy-7-(4'-chlorophenyl)-3,8,8-trichloroocta-2Z,4Z,7-trienoate

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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:: vic-Dihydroxybenzenoid -----> extradiol ring cleavage (bt0008)

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