From Hydroxymonodemethylisoproturon to 4'-(2-Hydroxyisopropyl)phenylurea and Formaldehyde

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Medline reference
Perrin-Ganier C, Schiavon F, Morel JL, Schiavon M. Chemosphere (2001) 44(4): 887-92.

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                Hydroxymonodemethylisoproturon                 
                               |
                               |  H2O
  hydroxymonomethylisoproturon | /
    dimethylaminedehydrogenase |/
                      1.5.99.- |
                               |\
                        ExPASy | \
                               |  2H+ + 2e-
                               v
       4'-(2-Hydroxyisopropyl)phenylurea + Formaldehyde
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
N,N-disubstituted Urea derivative -----> N-substituted Urea derivative + Aldehyde or Ketone (bt0243)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0894.
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