From 9,10-Dihydroxyphenanthrene to 9,10-Phenanthrenequinone

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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.
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  9,10-Dihydroxyphenanthrene   
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               |  NAD(P)⁺
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               |  NAD(P)H + H⁺
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   9,10-Phenanthrenequinone

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