From Dibenzothiophene-5,5-dioxide to 2'-Hydroxybiphenyl-2-sulfinate

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Medline reference: Oldfield C, Pogrebinsky O, Simmonds J, Olson ES, Kulpa CF. Microbiology (1997) 143 ( Pt 9): 2961-73.
Search Medline for dibenzothiophene biodesulfurization.: 78 citations on March 09, 2012.

                 Dibenzothiophene-5,5-dioxide                  
                               |
                               |  O₂ + 2NADH + H⁺
  dibenzothiophene-5,5-dioxide | /
                 monooxygenase |/
                     1.14.13.- | Search GenBank, 1 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
                               |\
                        ExPASy | \
                               |  2NAD⁺ + H₂O
                               v
                2'-Hydroxybiphenyl-2-sulfinate

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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:: Benzothiophene-S,S-dioxide derivative -----> 2-Hydroxyphenyl-2-ethenesulfonate derivative (bt0284)

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0235.
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