From Anthracene to cis-1,2-Dihydroanthracene-1,2-diol

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Dean-Ross D, Moody JD, Freeman JP, Doerge DR, Cerniglia CE. FEMS Microbiol Lett (2001) 204(1): 205-11.

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34 citations on March 09, 2012. 
              Anthracene               
                   |
                   |  NADH + H+ + O2
       naphthalene | /
   1,2-dioxygenase |/
        1.14.12.12 | Search GenBank, 95 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
             Kyoto |\
            ExPASy | \
                   |  NAD+
                   v
  cis-1,2-Dihydroanthracene-1,2-diol
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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# r1111.
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