From p-Xylene to p-Methylbenzyl alcohol

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Shaw JP, Harayama S. Eur J Biochem (1992) 209(1): 51-61.

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34 citations on June 26, 2008. 
            p-Xylene             
                |
                |  NADH + H+ + O2
         xylene | /
  monooxygenase |/
      1.14.13.- | Search GenBank, 48 hits on Sep. 22, 2008
                |\
         ExPASy | \
                |  NAD+ + H2O
                v
     p-Methylbenzyl alcohol
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UM-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
aromatic Methyl -----> primary Alcohol (bt0036)
[p-Xylene] [BBD Main Menu]

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This is the UM-BBD reaction, reacID# r0168.
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