From Fluorene to (+)-(3S,4R)-cis-3,4-Dihydroxy-3,4-dihydrofluorene

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Medline reference
Resnick SM, Gibson DT. Appl Environ Microbiol (1996) 62(11): 4073-80.

Search Medline for naphthalene dioxygenase AND fluorene.
3 citations on March 09, 2012.

Reactions of naphthalene 1,2-dioxygenase 
                       Fluorene                       
                           |
                           |  NADH + O2 + H+
               naphthalene | /
           1,2-dioxygenase |/
                1.14.12.12 | Search GenBank, 95 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
                     Kyoto |\
                    ExPASy | \
                           |  NAD+
                           v
  (+)-(3S,4R)-cis-3,4-Dihydroxy-3,4-dihydrofluorene
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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# r0411.
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