From trans-1,2-Dihydrodiolphenanthrene to 1,2-Dihydroxyphenanthrene

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Medline reference: Casillas RP, Crow SA Jr, Heinze TM, Deck J, Cerniglia CE. J Ind Microbiol (1996) 16(4): 205-15.
Search Medline titles for phenanthrene AND fungus AND metabolism.: 50 citations on August 16, 2012.

                           trans-1,2-Dihydrodiolphenanthrene                           
                                           |
                                           |  NAD⁺
         trans-1,2-dihydrodiolphenanthrene | /
                             dehydrogenase |/
                                   1.3.1.- |
                                           |\
                                    ExPASy | \
                                           |  H⁺ + NADH
                                           v
                               1,2-Dihydroxyphenanthrene

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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:: vic-Dihydrodihydroxyaromatic -----> vic-Dihydroxyaromatic (bt0255)

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