From 2-Hydroxylamino-4,6-dinitrotoluene to 2-Amino-4,6-dinitrotoluene

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Medline reference
Gilcrease PC, Murphy VG. Appl Environ Microbiol (1995) 61(12): 4209-14.

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20 citations on March 09, 2012. 

  2-Hydroxylamino-4,6-dinitrotoluene   
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                   |  NAD(P)H + H+
           NAD(P)H | /
    nitroreductase |/
           1.7.1.- | Search GenBank, 256 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
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            ExPASy | \
                   |  NAD(P)+ + H2O
                   v
      2-Amino-4,6-dinitrotoluene
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
aromatic Hydroxylamine -----> aromatic Amine (bt0035)
[Trinitrotoluene] [2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (anaerobic)] [BBD Main Menu]

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