From Dimethyl Sulfoxide to Dimethyl Sulfide

Graphic of the reaction.

Graphic of its mechanism.

Medline reference
Schindelin H, Kisker C, Hilton J, Rajagopalan KV, Rees DC. Science (1996) 272(5268): 1615-21.

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51 citations on June 26, 2008. 

            Dimethyl Sulfoxide             
                     |
                     |  2e- + 2H+
  dimethyl sulfoxide | /
           reductase |/
            1.8.99.- | Search GenBank, 10 hits on Sep. 22, 2008
                     |\
              ExPASy | \
                     |  H2O
                     v
             Dimethyl Sulfide
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UM-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
Dimethyl sulfoxide -----> Dimethyl sulfide (bt0148)
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This is the UM-BBD reaction, reacID# r0207.
It was generated on November 24, 2009 10:45:37 PM CST. 

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