From Benzo(a)pyrene-cis-9,10-dihydrodiol to 9,10-Dihydroxybenzo(a)pyrene

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference

Jouanneau Y, Meyer C. Appl Environ Microbiol (2006) 72(7): 4726-34.

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9 citations on September 04, 2012.

                      Benzo(a)pyrene-cis-9,10-dihydrodiol                      
                                       |
                                       |  NAD+
  1,2-dihydroxy-1,2-dihydronaphthalene | /
                         dehydrogenase |/
                              1.3.1.29 | Search GenBank, 14 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
                                 Kyoto |\
                                ExPASy | \
                                       |  NADH + H+
                                       v
                         9,10-Dihydroxybenzo(a)pyrene                          

EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:

vic-Dihydrodihydroxyaromatic -----> vic-Dihydroxyaromatic (bt0255)

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1133.
It was generated on July 15, 2026 at 8:38:49 PM CDT.

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