From Ethylbenzene to cis-2,3-Dihydroxy-2,3-dihydroethylbenzene

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference

Gibson DT, Gschwendt B, Yeh WK, Kobal VM. Biochemistry (1973) 12(8): 1520-8.

Search Medline for ethylbenzene dioxygenase.

3 citations on June 22, 2012.

                 Ethylbenzene                 
                       |
                       |  O2 + NADH + H+
          ethylbenzene | /
           dioxygenase |/
             1.14.12.- | Search GenBank, 4 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
                       |\
                ExPASy | \
                       |  NAD+
                       v
  cis-2,3-Dihydroxy-2,3-dihydroethylbenzene   

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# r0247.
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