From cis-2,3-Dihydrodiol DDT to 2,3-Dihydroxy DDT

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Medline reference: Nadeau LJ, Menn FM, Breen A, Sayler GS. Appl Environ Microbiol (1994) 60(1): 51-5.
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                      cis-2,3-Dihydrodiol DDT                      
                                 |
                                 |  NAD(P)⁺
         cis-2,3-dihydrodiol DDT | /
                   dehydrogenase |/
                         1.3.1.- |
                                 |\
                          ExPASy | \
                                 |  NAD(P)H
                                 v
                         2,3-Dihydroxy DDT

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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:: vic-Dihydrodihydroxyaromatic -----> vic-Dihydroxyaromatic (bt0255)

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