From 6,7-Dihydroxy-2-mercaptobenzothiazole to 4-[2-Carboxylatovinyl]-2-mercaptothiazole-5-carboxylate

Graphic of the reaction.

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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11 citations on March 09, 2012. 
           6,7-Dihydroxy-2-mercaptobenzothiazole            
                              |
                              |  O2
                     catechol | /
              1,2-dioxygenase |/
                    1.13.11.1 | Search GenBank, 769 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
                        Kyoto |\
                       ExPASy | \
                              |  2H+
                              v
  4-[2-Carboxylatovinyl]-2-mercaptothiazole-5-carboxylate
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
vic-Dihydroxyaromatic -----> intradiol ring cleavage (bt0254)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1180.
It was generated on November 11, 2025 at 6:00:11 PM CST. 

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