From 6-Hydroxy-3-methyl-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoline to 5,6-Dihydroxy-3-methyl-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoline

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference

Schach S, Schwarz G, Fetzner S, Lingens F. Biol Chem Hoppe Seyler (1993) 374(3): 175-81.

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3 citations on May 30, 2012.

                          6-Hydroxy-3-methyl-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoline                          
                                                |
                                                |  O2 + 2H+ + 2e-
  6-hydroxy-3-methyl-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoline | /
                                6-monooxygenase |/
                                       1.14.-.- |
                                                |\
                                         ExPASy | \
                                                |  H2O
                                                v
                        5,6-Dihydroxy-3-methyl-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoline                        

EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:

1-Hydroxy-2-unsubstituted aromatic -----> 1,2-Dihydroxyaromatic (bt0014)

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0048.
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