From Fluorene to 9-Fluorenol

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Casellas M, Grifoll M, Bayona JM, Solanas AM. Appl Environ Microbiol (1997) 63(3): 819-26.

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12 citations on March 09, 2012. 
        Fluorene         
            |
            |  2H+ + 2e- + O2
   fluorene | /
  oxygenase |/
   1.14.-.- |
            |\
     ExPASy | \
            |  H2O
            v
       9-Fluorenol
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
secondary Aliphatic -----> secondary Alcohol (bt0242)
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