From 4-Aminobenzoate to 3,4-Dihydroxybenzoate

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Medline reference
Blumel S, Contzen M, Lutz M, Stolz A, Knackmuss HJ. Appl Environ Microbiol (1998) 64(6): 2315-7.

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                           4-Aminobenzoate                           
                                  |
                                  |  NAD(P)H + H+ + O2
  4-aminobenzoate 3,4-dioxygenase | /
                    (deaminating) |/
                        1.14.12.- |
                                  |\
                           ExPASy | \
                                  |  NAD(P)+ + NH3
                                  v
                        3,4-Dihydroxybenzoate
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
1-Amino-2-unsubstituted aromatic -----> vic-Dihydroxyaromatic + Amine (bt0065)
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