From Bisphenol A to 1,2-bis(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-2-propanol

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Medline reference
Spivack J, Leib TK, Lobos JH. J Biol Chem (1994) 269(10): 7323-9.

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3 citations on March 09, 2012. 
                     Bisphenol A                     
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                          |  NADH + H+ + O2
  bisphenol A hydroxylase | /
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                   ExPASy | \
                          |  NAD+ + H2O
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                   [Phenonium ion]                   
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         1,2-bis(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-2-propanol
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
Bisphenol A derivative -----> 1,2-bis(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-2-propanol derivative (bt0225)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0860.
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