From Naphthalene to cis-1,2-Dihydroxy-1,2-dihydronaphthalene

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Eaton RW, Chapman PJ. J Bacteriol (1992) 174(23): 7542-54.

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55 citations on March 09, 2012.

Reactions of naphthalene 1,2-dioxygenase 
                 Naphthalene                 
                      |
                      |  NADH + O2 + H+
          naphthalene | /
      1,2-dioxygenase |/
           1.14.12.12 | Search GenBank, 95 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
                Kyoto |\
               ExPASy | \
                      |  NAD+
                      v
  cis-1,2-Dihydroxy-1,2-dihydronaphthalene
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
vic-unsubstituted Aromatic -----> vic-Dihydrodihydroxyaromatic (bt0367)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0334.
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