From Sulfanilamide to 4-Aminobenzenesulfonate

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Balba MT, Khan MR, Evans WC. Biochem Soc Trans (1979) 7(2): 405-7.

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          Sulfanilamide          
                |
                |  H2O
  sulfanilamide | /
      hydrolase |/
       3.10.1.- |
                |\
         ExPASy | \
                |  NH4+
                v
     4-Aminobenzenesulfonate
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
Sulfonamide -----> Amine + Sulfonate (bt0144)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1458.
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