From 1,1-Dichloroethane to Chloroethane

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Reference
de Best, J. H., Hage, A., Doddema, H. J., Janssen, D. B., & Harder, W. (1999). Appl. Environ. Microbiol, 51, 277-283.

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                      1,1-Dichloroethane                       
                               |
                               |  2H+ + 2e-
  1,1-dichloroethane reductive | /
                  dehalogenase |/
                      1.97.1.- |
                               |\
                        ExPASy | \
                               |  HCl
                               v
                         Chloroethane
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
organoHalide -----> RH (bt0029)
[1,1,1-Trichloroethane (an/aerobic)] [BBD Main Menu]

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