From trans-9R,10R-Dihydrodiolphenanthrene to 9,10-Dihydroxyphenanthrene

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Medline reference: Casillas RP, Crow SA Jr, Heinze TM, Deck J, Cerniglia CE. J Ind Microbiol (1996) 16(4): 205-15.
Search Medline titles for phenanthrene AND fungus AND metabolism.: 50 citations on August 16, 2012.

                                          trans-9R,10R-Dihydrodiolphenanthrene                                           
                                                            |
                                                            |  NAD⁺
                       trans-9R,10R-dihydrodiolphenanthrene | /
                                              dehydrogenase |/
                                                    1.3.1.- |
                                                            |\
                                                     ExPASy | \
                                                            |  NADH + H⁺
                                                            v
                                               9,10-Dihydroxyphenanthrene

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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:: vic-Dihydrodihydroxyaromatic -----> vic-Dihydroxyaromatic (bt0255)

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