From Ethylphosphate to Ethanol and Phosphate

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference

Rani R, Lal R, Kanade GS, Juwarkar A. Lett Appl Microbiol (2009) 49(1): 112-6.

Search Medline for phosphate phosphomonoesterase AND bacteria AND phorate.

1 citations on March 09, 2012.

               Ethylphosphate                
                      |
                      |  H2O
       ethylphosphate | /
  phosphomonoesterase |/
              3.1.3.- |
                      |\
               ExPASy | \
                      |  H+
                      v
             Ethanol + Phosphate             

EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:

aliphatic Phosphoester -----> Alcohol (bt0361)

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