From 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole to 6-Hydroxy-2-mercaptobenzothiazole

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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               
                          |
                          |  O2 + 2H+ + 2e-
  2-mercaptobenzothiazole | /
            monooxygenase |/
                 1.14.-.- |
                          |\
                   ExPASy | \
                          |  H2O
                          v
          6-Hydroxy-2-mercaptobenzothiazole
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