From 1-Acenaphthalenol to 1,2-Dihydro-1,2-acenaphthylenediol

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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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            1-Acenaphthalenol            
                    |
                    |  O2 + 2H+ + 2e-
  1-acenaphthalenol | /
    2-monooxygenase |/
           1.14.-.- |
                    |\
             ExPASy | \
                    |  H2O
                    v
   1,2-Dihydro-1,2-acenaphthylenediol
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
secondary Aliphatic -----> secondary Alcohol (bt0242)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1824.
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