From 9-Fluorenone to (3S,4R)-3,4-Dihydroxy-3,4-dihydro-9-fluorenone

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

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7 citations on March 09, 2012. 
                   9-Fluorenone                    
                         |
                         |  NADH + O2 + H+
            9-fluorenone | /
             dioxygenase |/
               1.14.12.- |
                         |\
                  ExPASy | \
                         |  NAD+
                         v
  (3S,4R)-3,4-Dihydroxy-3,4-dihydro-9-fluorenone
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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# r0409.
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