From Malathion monocarboxylate to Ethanol and Malathion dicarboxylate

Graphic of the reaction.
Medline reference: Laveglia J, Dahm PA. Annu Rev Entomol (1977) 22: 483-513.
Search Medline for Malathion carboxylesterase.: 27 citations on September 18, 2012.

                Malathion monocarboxylate                
                            |
                            |  OH^-
  malathion monocarboxylate | /
                   esterase |/
                    3.1.1.- |
                            |
                     ExPASy |
                            |
                            v
            Ethanol + Malathion dicarboxylate

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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:: Ester -----> Alcohol + Carboxylate (bt0024)

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