From 1,2-Dihydroxymetamitron to 3-Methyl-4-amino-6-(2-hydroxymuconate)-1,2,4-triazin-5(4H)one

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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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                     1,2-Dihydroxymetamitron                      
                                 |
                                 |  O2
         2,3-dihydroxymetamitron | /
                 1,2-dioxygenase |/
                        1.13.-.- |
                                 |\
                          ExPASy | \
                                 |  H+
                                 v
  3-Methyl-4-amino-6-(2-hydroxymuconate)-1,2,4-triazin-5(4H)one
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1513.
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