From trans-1,2-Dichloroethene to Vinyl chloride

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Medline reference: Maymo-Gatell X, Chien Y, Gossett JM, Zinder SH. Science (1997) 276(5318): 1568-71.
Search Medline for dichloroethylene AND bacterial dehalogenation.: 10 citations on March 09, 2012.

                   trans-1,2-Dichloroethene                    
                               |
                               |  2H⁺ + 2e^-
  1,2-dichloroethene reductive | /
                  dehalogenase |/
                      1.97.1.- |
                               |\
                        ExPASy | \
                               |  HCl
                               v
                        Vinyl chloride

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

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