From Benzo(a)pyrene to Benzo(a)pyrene-cis-9,10-dihydrodiol

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Jouanneau Y, Meyer C, Jakoncic J, Stojanoff V, Gaillard J. Biochemistry (2006) 45(40): 12380-91.

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             Benzo(a)pyrene             
                    |
                    |  O2 + NADH + H+
        naphthalene | /
    1,2-dioxygenase |/
         1.14.12.12 | Search GenBank, 95 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
              Kyoto |\
             ExPASy | \
                    |  NAD+
                    v
  Benzo(a)pyrene-cis-9,10-dihydrodiol   
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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# r1132.
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