From 2-Nitropropane to Acetone

Graphic of the reaction.

Graphic of its mechanism.

Medline reference
Gorlatova N, Tchorzewski M, Kurihara T, Soda K, Esaki N. Appl Environ Microbiol (1998) 64(3): 1029-33.

Search Medline for 2-Nitropropane dioxygenase OR Nitroalkane oxidase.
39 citations on June 26, 2008. 

          2-Nitropropane           
                 |
                 |  1/2O2
  2-nitropropane | /
     dioxygenase |/
      1.13.11.32 | Search GenBank, 177 hits on Jun. 27, 2008
           Kyoto |\
          ExPASy | \
                 |  HNO2
                 v
              Acetone
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UM-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
secondary Nitroaliphatic -----> Ketone + Nitrite (bt0086)
[2-Nitropropane] [BBD Main Menu]

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This is the UM-BBD reaction, reacID# r0585.
It was generated on November 24, 2009 7:26:11 AM CST. 

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