From Nortropine to 6-Hydroxycyclohepta-1,4-dione

Graphic of the reaction.
Medline reference: Bartholomew BA, Smith MJ, Trudgill PW, Hopper DJ. Appl Environ Microbiol (1996) 62(9): 3245-50.
Search Medline for bacterial atropine metabolism.: 21 citations on March 09, 2012.

            Nortropine            
                 |
                 |  2H₂O + 2O₂
                 | /
                 |/
                 |
                 v\
                 | \
                 |  2H₂O₂
                 v
  6-Hydroxycyclohepta-1,4-dione

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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:: secondary Amine -----> Amine + Aldehyde or Ketone (bt0063); primary Amine -----> Aldehyde or Ketone (bt0063)

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1741.
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