From 4-Hydroxymethylsalicylaldehyde to 4-Hydroxymethylsalicylate

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Mahajan MC, Phale PS, Vaidyanathan CS. Arch Microbiol (1994) 161(5): 425-33.

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                 4-Hydroxymethylsalicylaldehyde                  
                                |
                                |  NAD+ + H2O
  4-hydroxymethylsalicyaldehyde | /
                  dehydrogenase |/
                        1.2.1.- |
                                |\
                         ExPASy | \
                                |  NADH + 2H+
                                v
                    4-Hydroxymethylsalicylate
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
Aldehyde -----> Carboxylate (bt0003)
[2-Methylnaphthalene] [BBD Main Menu]

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0767.
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