From 1-Methylnaphthalene to cis-1,2-Dihydroxy-1,2-dihydro-8-methylnaphthalene

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Mahajan MC, Phale PS, Vaidyanathan CS. Arch Microbiol (1994) 161(5): 425-33.

Search Medline for naphthalene dioxygenase.
55 citations on March 09, 2012. 
                 1-Methylnaphthalene                  
                           |
                           |  NADH + O2 + H+
               naphthalene | /
           1,2-dioxygenase |/
                1.14.12.12 | Search GenBank, 95 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
                     Kyoto |\
                    ExPASy | \
                           |  NAD+
                           v
  cis-1,2-Dihydroxy-1,2-dihydro-8-methylnaphthalene
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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# r0779.
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