From 4-Oxahomoadamantan-5-one to 1-Hydroxy-4-oxahomoadamantan-5-one

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Selifonov SA. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (1992) 186(3): 1429-36.

Search Medline for Adamantanone AND oxidation.
12 citations on March 09, 2012. 
       4-Oxahomoadamantan-5-one        
                   |
                   |  NADH + H+ + O2
           camphor | /
   5-monooxygenase |/
         1.14.15.1 | Search GenBank, 23 hits on Oct. 11, 2012
             Kyoto |\
            ExPASy | \
                   |  NAD+ + H2O
                   v
  1-Hydroxy-4-oxahomoadamantan-5-one
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
tertiary Aliphatic -----> tertiary Alcohol (bt0241)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0683.
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