From Styrene to Styrene oxide

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Graphic of its mechanism.

Medline reference
Cox HH, Faber BW, Van Heiningen WN, Radhoe H, Doddema HJ, Harder W. Appl Environ Microbiol (1996) 62(4): 1471-4.

Search Medline for styrene monooxygenase.
51 citations on March 09, 2012. 
             Styrene             
                |
                |  H+ + NADPH + O2
        styrene | /
  monooxygenase |/
      1.14.13.- | Search GenBank, 37 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
                |\
         ExPASy | \
                |  NADP+ +  H2O
                v
          Styrene oxide
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
1,2-Alkene -----> 1,2-Epoxide (bt0049)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0225.
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