From 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole-cis-6,7-dihydrodiol to 6,7-Dihydroxy-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.
Search Medline for 2-mercaptobenzothiazole degradation and bacteria.: 11 citations on March 09, 2012.

                                2-Mercaptobenzothiazole-cis-6,7-dihydrodiol                                
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         2-mercaptobenzothiazole-cis-6,7-dihydrodiol |
                                       dehydrogenase |
                                             1.3.-.- |
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                                              ExPASy | \
                                                     |  2H⁺ + 2e^-
                                                     v
                                   6,7-Dihydroxy-2-mercaptobenzothiazole

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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:: vic-Dihydrodihydroxyaromatic -----> vic-Dihydroxyaromatic (bt0255)

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1179.
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