From Metamitron to 1,2-Dihydrodihydroxymetamitron

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Reference
Blecher,R.; Koch,U.; Lingens, F. Microbial and Abiotic Degradation of Triazinone Herbicide Metamitron. Zeitschrift fur Pflanzenkrankheiten und Pflanzenschutz, 86: 93-102 (1979)

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             Metamitron              
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                  |  O2 + 2H+ + 2e-
       metamitron | /
  2,3-dioxygenase |/
         1.14.-.- |
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           ExPASy |
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                  v
   1,2-Dihydrodihydroxymetamitron
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
mono-carbon-substituted Benzenoid -----> 1-substituted-2,3-dihydrodihydroxy Benzenoid (bt0369)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1511.
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