From Anthracene to 9,10-Anthraquinone

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Eibes G, Cajthaml T, Moreira MT, Feijoo G, Lema JM. Chemosphere (2006) 64(3): 408-14.

Search Medline for manganese peroxidase AND anthracene.
20 citations on March 09, 2012. 
        Anthracene         
             |
             |  2H2O2+ 2Mn2+ + 2H+
   manganese | /
  peroxidase |/
   1.11.1.13 | Search GenBank, 185 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
       Kyoto |\
      ExPASy | \
             |  2H2O + 2Mn3+
             v
    9,10-Anthraquinone
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
Anthracene -----> 9,10-Anthroquinone (bt0419)
[Anthracene (fungal)] [BBD Main Menu]

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1499.
It was generated on April 25, 2024 at 4:30:11 PM CDT. 

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