From 3,6-Dichloro-cis-1,2-dihydroxycyclohexa-3,5-diene to 3,6-Dichlorocatechol

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Medline reference: Spiess E, Sommer C, Gorisch H. Appl Environ Microbiol (1995) 61(11): 3884-8.
Search Medline for chlorobenzene cis-dihydrodiol dehydrogenase.: 5 citations on March 09, 2012.

               3,6-Dichloro-cis-1,2-dihydroxycyclohexa-3,5-diene               
                                       |
                                       |  NAD⁺
         cis-chlorobenzene dihydrodiol | /
                         dehydrogenase |/
                               1.3.1.- | Search GenBank, 7 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
                                       |\
                                ExPASy | \
                                       |  NADH + H⁺
                                       v
                             3,6-Dichlorocatechol

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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:: vic-Dihydrodihydroxyaromatic -----> vic-Dihydroxyaromatic (bt0255)

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0654.
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