From Acenaphthalene to 1-Acenaphthalenol

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Selifonov SA, Chapman PJ, Akkerman SB, Gurst JE, Bortiatynski JM, Nanny MA, Hatcher PG. Appl Environ Microbiol (1998) 64(4): 1447-53.

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          Acenaphthalene           
                 |
                 |  O2 + 2H+ + 2e-
  acenaphthalene | /
   monooxygenase |/
        1.14.-.- |
                 |\
          ExPASy | \
                 |  H2O
                 v
         1-Acenaphthalenol
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
secondary Aliphatic -----> secondary Alcohol (bt0242)
[Acenaphthylene] [BBD Main Menu]

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1822.
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