From 2-Hydroxymethylnaphthalene to cis-1,2-Dihydroxy-1,2-dihydro-7-hydroxymethylnaphthalene

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Mahajan MC, Phale PS, Vaidyanathan CS. Arch Microbiol (1994) 161(5): 425-33.

Search Medline for 2-Hydroxymethylnaphthalene.
5 citations on August 17, 2012. 
                 2-Hydroxymethylnaphthalene                  
                              |
                              |  NADH + O2 + H+
                  naphthalene | /
              1,2-dioxygenase |/
                   1.14.12.12 | Search GenBank, 95 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
                        Kyoto |\
                       ExPASy | \
                              |  NAD+
                              v
  cis-1,2-Dihydroxy-1,2-dihydro-7-hydroxymethylnaphthalene
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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# r0762.
It was generated on January 17, 2026 at 12:50:19 PM CST. 

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