From Benzyl sulfide to Benzyl sulfoxide

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Van Hamme JD, Wong ET, Dettman H, Gray MR, Pickard MA. Appl Environ Microbiol (2003) 69(2): 1320-4.

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52 citations on June 26, 2008. 
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  1.10.3.2 | Search GenBank, 283 hits on Jun. 27, 2008
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   Benzyl sulfoxide
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UM-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
disubstituted Sulfide -----> disubstituted Sulfoxide (bt0162)
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This is the UM-BBD reaction, reacID# r1017.
It was generated on November 24, 2009 7:31:20 AM CST. 

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