From 4-Amino-2-nitrotoluene to 2,4-Diaminotoluene

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Noguera DR, Freedman DL. Appl Environ Microbiol (1996) 62(7): 2257-2263.

Search Medline for 4-Amino-2-nitrotoluene.
16 citations on March 09, 2012. 
      4-Amino-2-nitrotoluene       
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                 |  3NAD(P)H + 3H+
         NAD(P)H | /
  nitroreductase |/
         1.7.1.- | Search GenBank, 256 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
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          ExPASy | \
                 |  3NAD(P)+ + 2H2O
                 v
        2,4-Diaminotoluene
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
Nitroaromatic -----> Aminoaromatic (bt0080)
[2,4-Dinitrotoluene] [BBD Main Menu]

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1547.
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