From 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole to Benzothiazole

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Reference
Reemtsma, T., Fiehn, O., Kalnowski, G., and Jekel, M. (1995). Microbial Transformations and Biological Effects of Fungicide-Derived Benzothiazoles Determined in Industrial Wastewater. Environmental Science Technology 29(2),478-485.

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               2-Mercaptobenzothiazole               
                          |
                          |  Reduced acceptor
  2-mercaptobenzothiazole | /
              desulfurase |/
                 1.8.99.- |
                          |\
                   ExPASy | \
                          |  H2S + Oxidized acceptor
                          v
                    Benzothiazole
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