From Toluene to Toluene-cis-1,2-dihydrodiol

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Wackett LP, Kwart LD, Gibson DT. Biochemistry (1988) 27(4): 1360-7.

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40 citations on March 09, 2012.

Reactions of toluene dioxygenase 
            Toluene             
                |
                |  NADH + H+ + O2
        toluene | /
    dioxygenase |/
     1.14.12.11 | Search GenBank, 11 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
          Kyoto |\
         ExPASy | \
                |  NAD+
                v
  Toluene-cis-1,2-dihydrodiol
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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# r0253.
It was generated on November 7, 2025 at 2:49:44 PM CST. 

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