Enzyme name 1,1a-dihydroxy-1-hydro-9-fluorenone dehydrogenase
Description Catalyzes the dehydrogenation of both 9-fluorenol and 1,1a-dihydroxy-1-hydro-9-fluorenone to produce 9-fluorenone and 2'-carboxy-2,3- dihydroxybiphenyl, respectively.
Synonyms flnB
short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase
reductase
fluoren-9-ol dehydrogenase
Degradation pathway Polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDF) biodegradation
Reaction catalyzed by enzyme fluoren-9-ol + NAD(P)+ <=> fluoren-9-one + NAD(P)H + H+
Enzyme class Oxidoreductases

BRENDA EC 1.1.1.256
KEGG Orthology ID 1.1.1.256
expasy EC 1.1.1.256
Enzyme Database EC 1.1.1.256
Organism Terrabacter sp. DBF63
Status Unreviewed
Encoding gene flnB
Gene cluster N/A
subnit N/A
Protein Name 1,1a-dihydroxy-1-hydro-9-fluorenone dehydrogenase
GenBank ID AB095015.1
Protein ID BAC75992.1
UniProtKB ID Q93UV4

Author Habe et al., 2004
Title Characterization of the upper pathway genes for fluorene metabolism in Terrabacter sp. strain DBF63
PMID 15317800.0
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Author Grifoll et al., 1992
Title Isolation and characterization of a fluorene-degrading bacterium: identification of ring oxidation and ring fission products
PMID 1444405.0
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Author Casellas et al., 1997
Title New metabolites in the degradation of fluorene by Arthrobacter sp. strain F101
PMID 9055403.0
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