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Dehalogenation of carbon tetrachloride to form a free radical

CCl4 → Trichloromethyl radical + Cl-

Reactome
R-HSA-76434
Compartment
smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Rhea
None recorded

Inputs

Outputs

  • Trichloromethyl radicalR-ALL-76433, endoplasmic reticulum lumen
  • Cl-CHEBI:17996, Cl, endoplasmic reticulum lumen

Catalysed by

  • monooxygenase activity of Cytochrome P450 (CYP2E1 based) [endoplasmic reticulum membrane]

Literature

  1. Cytochrome P450 2E1 is the primary enzyme responsible for low-dose carbon tetrachloride metabolism in human liver microsomes Chem Biol Interact, 2000