From 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole to 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole-cis-6,7-dihydrodiol

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Medline reference
Haroune N, Combourieu B, Besse P, Sancelme M, Kloepfer A, Reemtsma T, De Wever H, Delort AM. Appl Environ Microbiol (2004) 70(10): 6315-9.

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               2-Mercaptobenzothiazole               
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                          |  O2 + 2H+ + 2e-
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              dioxygenase |/
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     2-Mercaptobenzothiazole-cis-6,7-dihydrodiol
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
vic-unsubstituted Aromatic -----> vic-Dihydrodihydroxyaromatic (bt0367)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1177.
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