From Methyl chloride to Methane

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Medline reference: Lee CH, Lewis TA, Paszczynski A, Crawford RL. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (1999) 261(3): 562-6.
Search Medline for Methyl chloride AND dehalogenation.: 15 citations on March 09, 2012.

                     Methyl chloride                     
                            |
                            |  2e^- + 2H⁺
  methyl chloride reductive | /
               dehalogenase |/
                   1.97.1.- |
                            |\
                     ExPASy | \
                            |  HCl
                            v
                         Methane

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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:: organoHalide -----> RH (bt0029)

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