From 4-Chlorobiphenyl to cis-2,3-Dihydro-2,3-dihydroxy-4'-chlorobiphenyl

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Medline reference
Erickson BD, Mondello FJ. Appl Environ Microbiol (1993) 59(11): 3858-62.

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11 citations on May 30, 2012. 
                  4-Chlorobiphenyl                  
                          |
                          |  NADH + H+ + O2
                 biphenyl | /
              dioxygenase |/
               1.14.12.18 | Search GenBank, 27 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
                    Kyoto |\
                   ExPASy | \
                          |  NAD+
                          v
  cis-2,3-Dihydro-2,3-dihydroxy-4'-chlorobiphenyl
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
mono-carbon-substituted Benzenoid -----> 1-substituted-2,3-dihydrodihydroxy Benzenoid (bt0369)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0133.
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