From 1-Hydroxy-2-ketoacenaphthene to Acenaphthenequinone

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Medline reference: Selifonov SA, Grifoll M, Eaton RW, Chapman PJ. Appl Environ Microbiol (1996) 62(2): 507-14.
Search Medline for bacterial acenaphthalene metabolism.: 18 citations on March 09, 2012.

                 1-Hydroxy-2-ketoacenaphthene                  
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  1-hydroxy-2-ketoacenaphthene |
                 dehydrogenase |
                       1.1.-.- |
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                        ExPASy | \
                               |  2H⁺+2e^-
                               v
                      Acenaphthenequinone

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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:: secondary Alcohol -----> Ketone (bt0002)

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1753.
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