From Phenanthrene to cis-3,4-Dihydroxy-3,4-dihydrophenanthrene

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Kiyohara H, Torigoe S, Kaida N, Asaki T, Iida T, Hayashi H, Takizawa N. J Bacteriol (1994) 176(8): 2439-43.

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                 Phenanthrene                 
                       |
                       |  NADH + H+ + O2
          phenanthrene | /
       3,4-dioxygenase |/
             1.14.12.- |
                       |\
                ExPASy | \
                       |  NAD+
                       v
  cis-3,4-Dihydroxy-3,4-dihydrophenanthrene   
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
vic-unsubstituted Aromatic -----> vic-Dihydrodihydroxyaromatic (bt0367)

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0455.
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