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2,4,6-trinitrotoluene catabolic process

Definition

Target type: biologicalprocess

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, 1-methyl-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene, a highly explosive pale yellow crystalline solid. [GOC:ai]

Proteins (2)

ProteinDefinitionTaxonomy
Oxygen-insensitive NAD(P)H nitroreductaseAn oxygen-insensitive NAD(P)H nitroreductase that is encoded in the genome of Escherichia coli K-12. [PRO:DNx, UniProtKB:P38489]Escherichia coli K-12
Oxygen-insensitive NAD(P)H nitroreductaseAn oxygen-insensitive NAD(P)H nitroreductase that is encoded in the genome of Escherichia coli K-12. [PRO:DNx, UniProtKB:P38489]Escherichia coli K-12

Compounds (3)

CompoundDefinitionClassesRoles
tretazicartretazicar: minor descriptor (75-84); on-line & Index Medicus search AZIRIDINES (75-84)
sn 238625-(N,N-bis(2-chloroethyl)amino)-2,4-dinitrobenzamide: RN & structure given in first source
pr-104aPR-104A: 3,5-dinitrobenzamide nitrogen mustard, an alkyating antineoplastic; PR-104A is the corresponding alcohol of PR104