From Acetanilide to Catechol

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Martin M, Mengs G, Allende JL, Fernandez J, Alonso R, Ferrer E. Appl Environ Microbiol (1999) 65(2): 802-6.

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39 citations on March 09, 2012. 
             Acetanilide             
                  |
                  |  O2 + H+ + NADH
      acetanilide | /
  1,2-dioxygenase |/
        1.14.12.- |
                  |\
           ExPASy | \
                  |  NAD+ + Acetamide
                  v
              Catechol
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
1-Amino-2-unsubstituted aromatic -----> vic-Dihydroxyaromatic + Amine (bt0065)
[2-Chloro-N-isopropylacetanilide] [BBD Main Menu]

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0723.
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