From Dimethylphosphate to Methylphosphate and Methanol

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Medline reference: Mostafa IY, Bahig MR, Fakhr IM, Adam Y. Z Naturforsch B (1972) 27(9): 1115-6.
Search Medline for Malathion/me AND bacteria.: 31 citations on March 09, 2012.

            Dimethylphosphate            
                    |
                    |  OH^-
  dimethylphosphate | /
  phosphodiesterase |/
            3.1.4.- |
                    |
             ExPASy |
                    |
                    v
       Methylphosphate + Methanol

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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:: aliphatic Phosphoester -----> Alcohol (bt0361)

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1691.
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