From Propylene to (R)-1,2-Epoxypropane

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Small FJ, Ensign SA. J Biol Chem (1997) 272(40): 24913-20.

Search Medline for alkene monooxygenase.
16 citations on March 09, 2012. 

            Propylene            
                |
                |  O2 + NADH
         alkene | /
  monooxygenase |/
     1.14.13.69 | Search GenBank, 1 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
          Kyoto |\
         ExPASy | \
                |  OH- + NAD+
                v
      (R)-1,2-Epoxypropane
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
1,2-Alkene -----> 1,2-Epoxide (bt0049)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0856.
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