From Naphthalene-1,6-disulfonate to 1,2-Dihydroxynaphthalene-6-sulfonate

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Medline reference
Wittich RM, Rast HG, Knackmuss HJ. Appl Environ Microbiol (1988) 54(7): 1842-7.

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4 citations on July 30, 2012. 
             Naphthalene-1,6-disulfonate             
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                          |  2H+ + 2e- + O2
  naphthalene disulfonate | /
          1,2-dioxygenase |/
                1.14.99.- |
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                   ExPASy |
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   [cis-1,2-Dihydroxynaphthalene-1,6-disulfonate]    
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                          |  HSO3-
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        1,2-Dihydroxynaphthalene-6-sulfonate
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
1-Sulfo-2-unsubstituted aromatic -----> vic-Dihydroxyaromatic + Sulfonite (bt0128)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0323.
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