From Dibenzothiophene to cis-1,2-Dihydroxy-1,2-dihydrodibenzothiophene

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Denome SA, Stanley DC, Olson ES, Young KD. J Bacteriol (1993) 175(21): 6890-901.

Search Medline for dibenzothiophene AND naphthalene dioxygenase.
4 citations on June 21, 2012. 
                 Dibenzothiophene                 
                         |
                         |  NADH + O2 + H+
             naphthalene | /
         1,2-dioxygenase |/
              1.14.12.12 | Search GenBank, 95 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
                   Kyoto |\
                  ExPASy | \
                         |  NAD+
                         v
  cis-1,2-Dihydroxy-1,2-dihydrodibenzothiophene
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
vic-unsubstituted Aromatic -----> vic-Dihydrodihydroxyaromatic (bt0367)
[Dibenzothiophene Degradation] [BBD Main Menu]

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0160.
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