From N-Isopropylacetanilide to N-Isopropylaniline and Acetate

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. 

              N-Isopropylacetanilide               
                         |
                         |  OH-
  N-isopropylacetanilide | /
          amidohydrolase |/
                 3.5.1.- |
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                  ExPASy |
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                         v
           N-Isopropylaniline + Acetate
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
tertiary Amide -----> Carboxylate + secondary Amine (bt0430)
[2-Chloro-N-isopropylacetanilide] [BBD Main Menu]

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0913.
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