Dioxygenase (DOX) At5g05600 is inducible by the PAH phenanthrene.
At5g05600 loss-of-function plant mutant lines are tolerant to phenanthrene.
DOX loss-of-function plant lines accumulate low levels of H2O2 under PAH exposure.
Over-expressing At5g05600 in plants causes plants to be hypersensitive to PAH.
Phenanthrene is chemically modified by recombinant AT5G05600 in vitro.