From Hydroxymethoxybenzo(a)pyrene to Dimethoxybenzo(a)pyrene

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Medline reference
Moody JD, Freeman JP, Fu PP, Cerniglia CE. Appl Environ Microbiol (2004) 70(1): 340-5.

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9 citations on August 31, 2012. 
                  Hydroxymethoxybenzo(a)pyrene                   
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  11,12-dihydroxybenzo(a)pyrene | /
              methyltransferase |/
                        2.1.1.- |
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                     Dimethoxybenzo(a)pyrene
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