From Toluene-4-sulfonate to 4-Sulfobenzyl alcohol

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Locher HH, Leisinger T, Cook AM. J Bacteriol (1991) 173(12): 3741-8.

Search Medline for toluene sulfonate monooxygenase.
1 citations on June 26, 2008. 

              Toluene-4-sulfonate              
                       |
                       |  NADH + O2
      toluenesulfonate | /
  methyl-monooxygenase |/
             1.14.13.- | Search GenBank, 2 hits on Jun. 27, 2008
                       |\
                ExPASy | \
                       |  NAD+ + OH-
                       v
             4-Sulfobenzyl alcohol
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UM-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
aromatic Methyl -----> primary Alcohol (bt0036)
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This is the UM-BBD reaction, reacID# r0290.
It was generated on November 24, 2009 7:25:54 AM CST. 

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