From 1,1,2-Trichloroethylene to Formate

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Graphic of its mechanism.

Medline reference
Li S, Wackett LP. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (1992) 185(1): 443-51.

Search Medline titles for toluene dioxygenase AND trichloroethylene.
28 citations on August 21, 2012.

Reactions of toluene dioxygenase 
   1,1,2-Trichloroethylene   
              |
              |  4H2O
      toluene | /
  dioxygenase |/
   1.14.12.11 | Search GenBank, 11 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
        Kyoto |\
       ExPASy | \
              |  7H+ + 3Cl- + 2e-
              v
           Formate
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