From Phenanthrene-9,10-oxide to trans-9(S),10(S)-Dihydrodiolphenanthrene

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Narro ML, Cerniglia CE, Van Baalen C, Gibson DT. Appl Environ Microbiol (1992) 58(4): 1351-9.

Search Medline for phenanthrene AND bacteria AND dihydrodiol.
42 citations on March 09, 2012. 

                           Phenanthrene-9,10-oxide                           
                                      |
                                      |  H2O
  phenanthrene-9,10-epoxide hydrolase | /
                     (9S,10S-forming) |/
                              3.3.2.- |
                                      |
                               ExPASy |
                                      |
                                      v
                  trans-9(S),10(S)-Dihydrodiolphenanthrene
Display a pathway starting from this reaction.

EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
Epoxide -----> Glycol (bt0050)
[Phenanthrene] [Phenanthrene (fungal 9S,10S)] [BBD Main Menu]

Page Author(s): Jun Ouyang
August 14, 2005 Contact Us

This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0496.
It was generated on April 11, 2026 at 12:57:43 AM CDT. 

© 2026, EAWAG.