From 2,4-Dinitrocyclohexanone to 4,6-Dinitrohexanoate

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Medline reference: Hofmann KW, Knackmuss HJ, Heiss G. Appl Environ Microbiol (2004) 70(5): 2854-60.
Search Medline for Bacterial ring cleavage of Picric Acid.: 1 citations on March 09, 2012.

               2,4-Dinitrocyclohexanone                
                           |
                           |  OH^-
  2,4-dinitrocyclohexanone | /
                 hydrolase |/
                   3.7.1.- |
                           |
                    ExPASy |
                           |
                           v
                 4,6-Dinitrohexanoate

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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:: 1-Keto-2-nitrocyclohexane derivative -----> Nitrohexanoate derivative (bt0177)

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1069.
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