From 2,6,7-Trihydroxybenzimidazole to (2Z)-3-(4-Formyl-2-hydroxy-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-2-hydroxyprop-2-enoate

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference

Wang Z, Wang Y, Gong F, Zhang J, Hong Q, Li S. Chemosphere (2010) 81(5): 639-44.

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30 citations on September 27, 2012.

                     2,6,7-Trihydroxybenzimidazole                      
                                    |
                                    |  O2
                           catechol | /
                    2,3-dioxygenase |/
                          1.13.11.2 | Search GenBank, 925 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
                              Kyoto |\
                             ExPASy | \
                                    |  H+
                                    v
  (2Z)-3-(4-Formyl-2-hydroxy-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-2-hydroxyprop-2-enoate   

EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:

vic-Dihydroxybenzenoid -----> extradiol ring cleavage (bt0008)

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1776.
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