From Toluene to Benzyl alcohol

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference

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

Search Medline titles for xylene monooxygenase.

30 citations on June 26, 2008.

             Toluene             
                |
                |  NADH + H+ + 02
         xylene | /
  monooxygenase |/
      1.14.13.- | Search GenBank, 48 hits on Sep. 22, 2008
                |\
         ExPASy | \
                |  NAD+ + H2O
                v
         Benzyl alcohol          

UM-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:

aromatic Methyl -----> primary Alcohol (bt0036)

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