From Cypermethrin to (RS)-alpha-Cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl alcohol and (1RS)-cis,trans-3-(2,2-Dicholorovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate

Graphic of the reaction.
Medline reference: Maloney SE, Maule A, Smith AR. Appl Environ Microbiol (1993) 59(7): 2007-13.
Search Medline for pyrethroid hydrolyzing AND bacteria.: 5 citations on September 27, 2012.

                                                       Cypermethrin                                                       
                                                             |
                                                             |  OH^-
                                                  pyrethroid | /
                                                   hydrolase |/
                                                    3.1.1.88 | Search GenBank, 13 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
                                                       Kyoto |
                                                      ExPASy |
                                                             |
                                                             v
  (RS)-alpha-Cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl alcohol + (1RS)-cis,trans-3-(2,2-Dicholorovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate

Display a pathway starting from this reaction.

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

[Cypermethrin] [BBD Main Menu]

Page Author(s): Jeffrey P. Osborne
November 01, 2011 Contact Us

This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1770.
It was generated on January 18, 2026 at 7:57:59 PM CST.

© 2026, EAWAG.