From Toluene-4-sulfonate to 4-Hydroxytoluene

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Beil S, Kertesz MA, Leisinger T, Cook AM. Microbiology (1996) 142 ( Pt 8): 1989-95.

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11 citations on October 20, 2008. 
             Toluene-4-sulfonate             
                      |
                      |  1/2O2 + H+
  toluene-4-sulfonate | /
        monooxygenase |/
             1.14.-.- |
                      |\
               ExPASy | \
                      |  HSO3-
                      v
              4-Hydroxytoluene
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UM-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
Sulfoaromatic -----> Aromatic alcohol (bt0210)
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This is the UM-BBD reaction, reacID# r0296.
It was generated on November 24, 2009 7:45:21 AM CST. 

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