From cis-9,10-Dihydroanthracene-9,10-diol to 9,10-Anthraquinone

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Medline reference: Dean-Ross D, Moody JD, Freeman JP, Doerge DR, Cerniglia CE. FEMS Microbiol Lett (2001) 204(1): 205-11.
Search Medline for anthracene AND bacteria.: 145 citations on June 26, 2008.

                            cis-9,10-Dihydroanthracene-9,10-diol                             
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         cis-9,10-dihydroanthracene-9,10-diol |
                                dehydrogenase |
                                      1.1.-.- |
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                                       ExPASy | \
                                              |  2H⁺ + 2e^-
                                              v
                                 [9,10-Dihydroxyanthracene]                                  
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                                              |  2H⁺ + 2e^-
                                              v
                                     9,10-Anthraquinone

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

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This is the UM-BBD reaction, reacID# r1144.
It was generated on November 24, 2009 10:59:47 PM CST.

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