From Aminohydroquinone to 1,2,4-Benzenetriol

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Graphic of its mechanism.

Medline reference
Zhao JS, Singh A, Huang XD, Ward OP. Appl Environ Microbiol (2000) 66(6): 2336-42.

Search Medline for 3-nitrophenol/me AND bacteria.
19 citations on March 09, 2012. 
            Aminohydroquinone            
                    |
                    |
  aminohydroquinone |
            oxidase |
           1.10.3.- |
                    |\
             ExPASy | \
                    |  2H+ + 2e-
                    v
[4-hydroxy-6-iminocyclohexa-2,4-dienone] 
                    |
                    |  H2O + 2H+ + 2e-
                    | /
                    |/
                    |
                    |\
                    | \
                    |  NH3
                    v
           1,2,4-Benzenetriol
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
4-Nitroaniline derivative -----> 4-Nitrophenol derivative (bt0388)
[Nitrophenol Family (an/aerobic)] [BBD Main Menu]

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