From 1-Chloro-2,2-bis(4'-chlorophenyl)ethylene (DDMU) to 1-Chloro-2,2-bis(4'-chlorophenyl)ethane (DDMS)

Graphic of the reaction.
Medline reference: Wedemeyer G. Appl Microbiol (1967) 15(3): 569-74.
Search Medline for DDMS AND DDMU.: 7 citations on March 09, 2012.

  1-Chloro-2,2-bis(4'-chlorophenyl)ethylene (DDMU)   
                          |
                          |  2H⁺ + 2e^-
                     DDMS | /
            dehydrogenase |/
                  1.3.-.- |
                          |
                   ExPASy |
                          |
                          v
   1-Chloro-2,2-bis(4'-chlorophenyl)ethane (DDMS)

Display a pathway starting from this reaction.

EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:: Alkene -----> Alkane (bt0291)

[1,1,1-Trichloro-2,2-bis-(4'-chlorophenyl)ethane (DDT) (anaerobic)] [BBD Main Menu]

Page Author(s): Jingfeng Feng
August 14, 2005 Contact Us

This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0514.
It was generated on November 16, 2025 at 3:14:21 PM CST.

© 2025, EAWAG.