From 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene to 3,4,6-Trichloro-cis-1,2-dihydroxycyclohexa-3,5-diene

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Medline reference
van der Meer JR, van Neerven AR, de Vries EJ, de Vos WM, Zehnder AJ. J Bacteriol (1991) 173(1): 6-15.

Search Medline for 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene and dioxygenase.
13 citations on March 09, 2012. 
                 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene                  
                            |
                            |  NADH + H+ + O2
              chlorobenzene | /
                dioxygenase |/
                  1.14.12.- | Search GenBank, 10 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
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                     ExPASy | \
                            |  NAD+
                            v
  3,4,6-Trichloro-cis-1,2-dihydroxycyclohexa-3,5-diene
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
vic-unsubstituted Aromatic -----> vic-Dihydrodihydroxyaromatic (bt0367)
[1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene (an/aerobic)] [BBD Main Menu]

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0526.
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