From 1-Hydro-1,1a-dihydroxy-9-fluorenone to 2,3-Dihydroxy-2'-carboxybiphenyl

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Medline reference
Wattiau P, Bastiaens L, van Herwijnen R, Daal L, Parsons JR, Renard ME, Springael D, Cornelis GR. Res Microbiol (2001) 152(10): 861-72.

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5 citations on March 09, 2012. 
                     1-Hydro-1,1a-dihydroxy-9-fluorenone                     
                                      |
                                      |  H2O
  1-hydro-1,1a-dihydroxy-9-fluorenone | /
                        dehydrogenase |/
                              1.3.-.- |
                                      |\
                               ExPASy | \
                                      |  3H+ + 2e-
                                      v
                      2,3-Dihydroxy-2'-carboxybiphenyl
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