From 3,5-Dibromo-4-hydroxybenzamide to 3,5-Dibromo-4-hydroxybenzoate

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Vokounova M, Vacek O, Kunc F. Folia Microbiol (Praha) (1992) 37(2): 128-32.

Search Medline MeSH terms for bromoxynil nitrilase.
6 citations on March 09, 2012. 
       3,5-Dibromo-4-hydroxybenzamide        
                      |
                      |  H2O
  bromoxynil-specific | /
            nitrilase |/
              3.5.5.6 | Search GenBank, 7 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
                Kyoto |\
               ExPASy | \
                      |  NH4+
                      v
        3,5-Dibromo-4-hydroxybenzoate
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
primary Amide -----> Carboxylate (bt0027)
[Bromoxynil (an/aerobic)] [BBD Main Menu]

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0545.
It was generated on June 7, 2026 at 5:54:25 PM CDT. 

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