From Methylphosphate to Methanol and Phosphate

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference

Wang L, Wen Y, Guo X, Wang G, Li S, Jiang J. Biodegradation (2010) 21(4): 513-23.

Search Medline for methamidophos metabolism AND bacteria.

10 citations on September 27, 2012.

               Methylphosphate               
                      |
                      |  H2O
      methylphosphate | /
  phosphomonoesterase |/
              3.1.3.- |
                      |
               ExPASy |
                      |
                      v
            Methanol + Phosphate             

EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:

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

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1714.
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